Fedorov is emerging as a challenger to Zelensky | Bohdan Nahaylo

In brief: The dismissal of Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has triggered public protests and exposed a divide between his technology-focused approach and the traditional methods of Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky. Kyiv Post Editor-in-Chief noted that President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to side with Syrsky has politically galvanized younger Ukrainians who view Fedorov as a reformer.