{
  "id": 1952133,
  "title": "Ukraine’s Ousted Defense Chief Calls for Wartime Elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ukraines-ousted-defense-chief-calls-for-wartime-elections",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Ukraines-Ousted-Defense-Chief-Calls-for-Wartime-Elections.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A popular former defense minister whose dismissal last month sparked protests has delivered a videotaped address to Ukrainians in which he assailed wartime corruption, warned of a systemic crisis of governance, and said the country must find a way to hold elections despite the continuing Russian invasion. Mykhaylo Fedorov's remarks late on August 18 came hours after lawmakers said President…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}