Ousted Ukraine defence minister urges wartime elections amid corruption claims

Ukraine’s ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections to be held even as the war against Russia continues, saying the country is gripped by a crisis of governance.The move by a man who was until recently one of Volodymyr Zelensky’s most loyal and longstanding team members could become the most significant internal challenge the president has faced since Russia’s full-scale invasion.The appeal came in a video address posted to YouTube by Mr Fedorov, who lost his post in July.Volodymyr Zelensky (Darko Vojinovic/AP) (Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) “We must find a legal, safe and realistic mechanism that will allow Ukraine to restore a full democratic process even amid a prolonged war,” he said.Mr Zelensky’s office did not immediately comment on the address.Ukr