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Zelenskyy
Zéliánsījī
泽连斯基
to dismiss / to relieve of
jiěchú
解除
Fedorov
Fèiduōluófū
费多罗夫
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
position / duties
zhíwù
职务
，
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
multiple cities
duō chéng
多城
to break out
bàofā
爆发
protest
kàngyì
抗议
。

Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Zelenskyy
Zéliánsījī
泽连斯基
to dismiss
jiěchú
解除
(completion particle)
le
了
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
Fedorov
Fèiduōluófū
费多罗夫
(possessive particle)
de
的
duties / position
zhíwù
职务
，
to trigger
yǐnfā
引发
nationwide
quánguó fànwéi
全国范围
within
nèi
内
(possessive particle)
de
的
protest
kàngyì
抗议
。
Fedorov
Fèiduōluófū
费多罗夫
because of
yīn
因
with
yǔ
与
military
jūnduì
军队
commander-in-chief
zǒng sīlìng
总司令
Syrsky
Xīěrsījī
西尔斯基
to arise
chǎnshēng
产生
serious
yánzhòng
严重
disagreement
fēnqí
分歧
(conjunction)
ér
而
(passive marker)
bèi
被
dismissed from office
miǎnzhí
免职
。

July 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM

Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Zelenskyy
Zéliánsījī
泽连斯基
on (formal)
yú
于
July 16
qīyuè shíliù rì
七月十六日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to dismiss / to relieve of duties
miǎnqù
免去
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
Fedorov
Fèiduōluófū
费多罗夫
(possessive particle)
de
的
position / duties
zhíwù
职务
。
Fedorov
Fèiduōluófū
费多罗夫
once / formerly
céng
曾
to lead / to spearhead
zhǔdǎo
主导
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrénjī
无人机
strategy
zhànlüè
战略
(possessive particle)
de
的
innovation
chuàngxīn
创新
，
is
shì
是
wartime
zhàn shí
战时
reform
gǎigé
改革
(possessive particle)
de
的
important
zhòngyào
重要
advocate / driving force
tuīdòng zhě
推动者
。
Zelenskyy
Zéliánsījī
泽连斯基
to state
biǎoshì
表示
，
Fedorov
Fèiduōluófū
费多罗夫
with
yǔ
与
military
jūnduì
军队
commander-in-chief
zǒng sīlìng
总司令
Syrsky
Xīěrsījī
西尔斯基
between
zhījiān
之间
conflict / contradiction
máodùn
矛盾
prominent / serious
tūchū
突出
，
both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
difficult to
nányǐ
难以
effective
yǒuxiào
有效
to cooperate
hézuò
合作
。
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
lawmaker
yìyuán
议员
stated
chēng
称
，
Fedorov
Fèiduōluófū
费多罗夫
because of
yīn
因
to implement
tuīxíng
推行
drone
wúrénjī
无人机
program / plan
jìhuà
计划
reform
gǎigé
改革
with
yǔ
与
conservative faction
bǎoshǒu pài
保守派
military general
jiànglǐng
将领
to arise
chǎnshēng
产生
serious
yánzhòng
严重
disagreement
fēnqí
分歧
。
dismissal from office
miǎnzhí
免职
news
xiāoxi
消息
to spread / to be released
chuán chū
传出
after
hòu
后
，
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
multiple
duō gè
多个
city
chéngshì
城市
in succession
xiāngjì
相继
to break out
bàofā
爆发
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
protest
kàngyì
抗议
activity / demonstration
huódòng
活动
。
protester / demonstrator
shìwēi zhě
示威者
to believe
rènwéi
认为
Fedorov
Fèiduōluófū
费多罗夫
is
shì
是
wartime
zhàn shí
战时
most effective
zuì jù chéngxiào
最具成效
(possessive particle)
de
的
official
guānyuán
官员
one of
zhī yī
之一
，
about
duì
对
his
qí
其
(passive marker)
bèi
被
dismissed
miǎnzhí
免职
to feel
gǎndào
感到
shocked / stunned
zhènjīng
震惊
。
Zelenskyy
Zéliánsījī
泽连斯基
expected
yùjì
预计
will
jiāng
将
to nominate
tímíng
提名
incumbent / current
xiànrèn
现任
interior minister
nèizhèng bùzhǎng
内政部长
Klymenko
Kèlìmiǎnkē
克利缅科
to succeed to / to take over
jiērèn
接任
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
the post
yī zhí
一职
。
this / this time
cǐ cì
此次
cabinet
nèigé
内阁
reshuffle / adjustment
tiáozhěng
调整
amid
zài
在
Ukraine-Russia war
Wū È zhànzhēng
乌俄战争
ongoing
chíxù
持续
against the backdrop of
bèijǐng xià
背景下
to trigger
yǐnfā
引发
(completion particle)
le
了
international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
(possessive particle)
de
的
widespread
guǎngfàn
广泛
attention / concern
guānzhù
关注
。

News in English

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Zelenskyy Dismisses Defense Minister Fedorov as Protests Erupt Across Ukraine

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