How protests over a popular minister’s firing sparked Ukraine’s sudden military reset

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's dismissal of popular defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov sparked public protests, leading to the replacement of commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi with Mykhailo Drapatyi. The shift reflects a generational and philosophical military leadership change, with Drapatyi representing a younger, battlefield-tested generation and bridging tensions between Fedorov's technology-driven reforms and Syrskyi's traditional approach.