# Protests in Kyiv back ex-defence minister Fedorov’s call for elections

https://mins.news/en/item/26589

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 19:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/19/19-08-reported-audreymacalpine-kyiv-ua?traffic_source=rss

> People protested in Kyiv in support of ousted Defence Minister Mykailo Fedorov’s call for wartime elections. The demonstration took place as Ukraine’s parliament approved Yevhenii Khmara as his replacement.

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