Ukraine’s most effective defense minister? What Fedorov got right, and what his dismissal risks reversing

Among those gathered in Kyiv on July 16 to protest the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov were members of Ukraine's military voicing fears that the controversial decision could seriously hinder the country's war effort.

"People who are actually trying to bring our victory closer keep getting removed or replaced," Serhii, a 43-year-old veteran protesting alongside active-duty soldiers, told the Kyiv Independent.

President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision a day earlier to dismiss Fedoro ...