# Who is Ukraine’s drone champion now challenging Zelenskiy?

https://mins.news/en/video/26610

- Reuters, 2026-08-19 19:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaDLEDPZ8j0

> Ousted Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections during wartime, posing the most serious internal challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy since Russia’s invasion.

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