# ‘I’m skeptical’ — Ukrainian soldiers react to Fedorov’s bombshell election video

https://mins.news/en/item/26518

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-19 18:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/im-skeptical-ukrainian-soldiers-react-to-fedorovs-bombshell-election-video/

> Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for a legal, safe and realistic way to hold elections in Ukraine during the prolonged war. Serving soldiers and a veteran said elections are overdue but currently impossible because of security threats, occupied districts, disrupted campaigning and the need to protect military personnel’s voting and candidacy rights.

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