{
  "id": 1946651,
  "title": "Ukraine's former defense minister demands elections: \"Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ukraines-former-defense-minister-demands-elections-democracy-cannot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:15:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/ukraines-ex-defense-head-says-democracy-cannot-be-held-hostage-by-russia-in-call-for-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ukraine's former defense chief, Mykhailo Fedorov, is demanding a wartime presidential election. This comes after his firing by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sparked protests in Ukraine. CBS News' Aidan Stretch has more details.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Sacked Ukraine defence minister calls for wartime election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/sacked-ukraine-defence-minister-calls-for-wartime-election",
        "published": "2026-08-19T13:15:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}