# Ukraine updates: Ousted minister Fedorov calls for wartime elections

https://mins.news/en/item/25861

- DW, 2026-08-19 08:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-ousted-minister-fedorov-calls-for-elections/live-78421712?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections despite the ongoing war, describing democracy as something that must not be held hostage by Russia. His appeal follows President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s nomination of Yevhenii Khmara as his successor, while anti-graft agencies investigate a group involving presidential officials.

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