Kyiv Protests Enter Fourth Week (Video)
Last update: August 11, 2026
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Nearly a month after his sacking, the chants have not stopped, and the message to President Zelensky is clear: the issue is not closed.
Hundreds of people rallied in central Kyiv again on Sunday, August 9, 2026, almost a month after President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in a government reshuffle that triggered protests across Ukraine.
Footage seen by cbinews.tv shows demonstrators carrying Ukrainian flags and placards reading Fedorov is our DefMin and Return Fedorov as they marched towards the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre. The crowd chanted the issue is not closed and Reforms not schemes.
Protests began in mid-July following Fedorov's dismissal, with demonstrators initially also demanding the removal of Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. Zelensky later replaced Syrskyi, but the demonstrations continued, with organisers still demanding Fedorov's reinstatement.
One protester said she believed the repeated rallies would eventually have an impact.
“I believe that in the end it will lead to some kind of result. But I can already see the president's position; he is simply ignoring the people”, Nadiia Hrytsenko said.
It seems to me that the huge amount of trust that the people placed in the president has been exhausted. And I am living proof of that, because I would not vote for the president again after all this.
She continued, If he is counting on some future elections after the war, then at this rate he can forget about them. And give way to someone who truly cares deeply about Ukraine, is ready to stand up for it, and is willing to listen to its people”
Fedorov’s removal sparked rallies across Ukraine, with supporters crediting him with driving military technology, drone development and procurement reform.
Zelensky later offered Fedorov the post of deputy prime minister for military innovation. Fedorov rejected the offer, saying he needed the Defence Ministry’s full powers to continue implementing his reforms.
The reshuffle also saw Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko leave office, with parliament appointing former Naftogaz chief Sergii Koretskyi as her replacement on 16 July.
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