Zelenskyy Fires Fedorov Amid Defense Shake-up | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Zelenskyy shocks Ukraine by firing tech-savvy Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after just six months, citing rifts with top military commander Syrskyi — sparking nationwide protests demanding his return. In his place, Zelenskyy names Major General Yevhen Khmara, a special ops veteran, to lead interim defense efforts, though legal hurdles and Parliament’s summer break delay formal approval. As Russia escalates with deadly drone strikes and oil-targeting attacks, Ukraine pushes back with tech-driven warfare — a clash between old-school military tactics and the digital revolution shaping modern war. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6f0f351ac955661a