# Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election

https://mins.news/en/video/26285

- BBC News, 2026-08-19 14:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h-9885NYwo

> Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections during wartime, a move widely viewed as the biggest challenge to Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine has been under martial law since the war began in 2022, suspending elections. Fedorov was unexpectedly dismissed last month after six months in the post.

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