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Fedorov’s Wartime Election Call Backfires, Collapsing Kyiv Protests

Former Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s demand for immediate elections has triggered a political backlash, causing his supporters to abandon street protests. While Fedorov criticized President Zelenskyy’s opaque decision-making, critics argue that holding polls during active warfare is illegal, impossible, and dangerously divisive. The controversy coincides with a severe Russian missile barrage on Kyiv, which killed at least 16 people, and a new Russian drone incident near a Romanian gas project. Fedorov’s move is widely viewed as a strategic error that risks burning his political capital, even as he remains a popular figure in public opinion polls.

via The Guardian|

#mykhailo-fedorov #politics #russian-strikes

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Kyiv suffers deadliest strike in months as political crisis deepens

Russian forces launched a massive overnight missile and drone barrage on Kyiv, killing at least 16 people and wounding 33. The attack, which included ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, damaged residential buildings, a children’s hospital, and warehouses. This escalation coincides with Ukraine’s confirmation of new defense minister Yevhenii Khmara and growing domestic pressure on President Zelenskyy to hold elections despite martial law.

via Al Jazeera|

#air-defense-shortage #conflict #kyiv-missile-strike

$Ukraine’s protest movement fractures as Fedorov’s wartime election call divides supporters$

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Ukraine’s protest movement fractures as Fedorov’s wartime election call divides supporters

Former Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s call for wartime elections has fractured the protest movement that rallied behind him after his dismissal. Key organizers, including veteran Dmytro Koziatynskyi, rejected the idea, citing logistical impossibilities and the risk of division. The movement, which lasted a month, is now ending, with organizers supporting Fedorov’s replacement, Yevhen Khmara, and acknowledging tangible results like the dismissal of Army Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi.

via Euronews.com|

#mykhailo-fedorov #politics #protests

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Fedorov’s Wartime Election Call Marks First Major Challenge to Zelenskyy Since 2022

Former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for presidential elections during the ongoing war with Russia, marking the first such demand from a major political figure since the 2022 invasion. Fedorov, who was dismissed in July after six months in office, argued that democracy cannot be postponed and that Ukraine must find a legal mechanism to hold votes despite martial law. His address followed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s nomination of Yevhen Khmara as the new permanent defence minister, effectively ending Fedorov’s chances of returning to government. While Fedorov did not announce a personal candidacy, his call for accountability and transparency has been interpreted as a significant political challenge to Zelenskyy’s leadership.

via Euronews.com|

#mykhailo-fedorov #politics #ukraine