# Zelensky dismisses Ukraine’s defence minister

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Podcast: [Newshour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newshour-527927)
Published: 2026-07-16T14:50:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w1730bn3cwhkkr6
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Protests have been taking place in several Ukrainian cities against President Volodymyr Zelensky's surprise dismissal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. We get reaction from an opposition Ukrainian MP. Also on the programme: a court in Italy has given a 12-year sentence to the former motorway boss blamed for the fatal collapse of a bridge in Genoa in 2018; and we hear from Nasa's head of science about its new super-powerful telescope. (Photo: Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, after a meeting of Nato Defence Ministers at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, 12 February, 2026. Credit: Reuters)

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