{"id":"4729e708-6876-41fa-a5c0-4d8b3c6e94f9","url":"https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-fedorov-zelenskyy-8c808244dcf51217027ebc97dba01761","domain":"apnews.com","outlet":{"name":"AP News","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Ousted Ukraine defense minister urges wartime elections, warning of a governance crisis - AP News","plainHeadline":"Ousted Ukraine defense minister urges wartime elections and warns of a governance crisis - AP News","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-19T11:09:26.142Z"},"summary":["Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's ousted defense minister, urged elections amid war.","He described a governance crisis and demanded a legal, safe democratic process.","Martial law since Feb. 24, 2022 complicates any electoral plan.","Fedorov linked corruption to weakened wartime defense and procurement failures.","Parliament nominated Yevhenii Khmara as new defense minister while protests continue."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-19T07:29:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-19T09:30:41.456Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/47e0106b-1c26-40e5-a413-38e83de5a447"}