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Why has Zelenskyy sacked Ukraine’s most senior defence figures?

July 22 · 19 min · 18.3 MB
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It's not just Andy Burnham who's been purging politicians from government.

There's a wartime power struggle in Ukraine, where Volodymyr Zelenskyy ousted his top army commander Oleksandr Syrskyi – before trying to bring the country's former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov back into government, just days after dismissing him.

The sacking of Fedorov led to almost a week of nationwide unrest and represents one of the biggest political crises since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.

So, what does all this mean for Ukraine's ongoing struggle for survival? Niall Paterson is joined by Sky's military analyst Professor Michael Clarke.

Have you got a question for Niall? Email us: why@sky.uk