{"id":37235,"date":"2026-07-23T08:33:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37235"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:33:03","slug":"the-real-reasons-behind-zelenskys-unpopular-military-purge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37235","title":{"rendered":"The real reasons behind Zelensky\u2019s unpopular military purge"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ukraine-Protest-July-2026.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently made the controversial decision to dismiss Mykhailo Fedorov, his minister of defense. 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