WATCH: Protests Continue As Fedorov Explains Sacking | Times Now World #shorts

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KYIV, Ukraine — Protests continued in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities as former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in an interview published Wednesday that his dismissal this month was linked to his efforts to overhaul the military's procurement and tender system. "The reason is connected with procurement, tenders, to the fact that we began overhauling the processes in this area," Fedorov told Ukrainska Pravda, adding the changes "caused significant dissatisfaction among many people, who then started constantly exerting influence" on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Fedorov, 35, said pressure had built for months, with certain law enforcement agencies focusing on his ministry's work as early as April, and suggested the broader government reshuffle — which also saw Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko removed — may have served as cover for his removal. He said he had sought to reform the "system" rather than target individuals, alleging some department heads had been appointed under the in

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