Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced that he was resigning, following the resignation of the Prime Minister , as part of a government reshuffle called for by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.⁣ ⁣ "It was a great honor to serve the Ukrainian people as Minister of Defense ," he wrote on Telegram in a long message, listing the successes of his ministry, which he had taken over in January.⁣ ⁣ Protests have erupted with hundreds of people taking to the streets in the capital Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in rare wartime protests to demand an explanation.⁣ ⁣ This announcement comes after the Ukrainian Parliament on Tuesday ratified the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, which was requested by the Ukrainian president, who on Sunday announced a government reshuffle to accompany a change in "political strategy".⁣ ⁣ #ukraine #russia #conflict #defenseminister #russiaukraineconflict #protests⁣