Ousted Ukrainian defence minister's gamble against Zelenskiy backfires as protests end — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ousted-ukrainian-defence-minister-s-gamble-against-zelenskiy-backfires-as-protests-endContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Protests end as Mykhailo Fedorov's election bid failshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ousted-ukrainian-defence-minister-s-gamble-against-zelenskiy-backfires-as-protests-endhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ousted-ukrainian-defence-minister-s-gamble-against-zelenskiy-backfires-as-protests-end#u46417Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:45:58 +0000Protests in Kyiv have ended after a gamble by former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov to force wartime elections failed. Fedorov called for elections to challenge President Volodymyr Zelensky, but the move backfired when a Kyiv protest organizer disowned the demand. While the immediate unrest has subsided, Zelensky faces continued pressure from a new corruption probe and claims from political rivals. This internal friction emerges as the president's leadership faces its most significant threat since the start of the war.Why it mattersUkraine is currently under martial law, which typicall