Ex-defence chief’s call for wartime election raises pressure on Zelenskyy

Kyiv, Ukraine – Ukraine’s sacked defence minister has dumbfounded his wartime nation’s political establishment – again.Mykhailo Fedorov, a 35-year-old technocrat with no military experience, won praise for his unorthodox, out-of-the-box steps during his short stint that began in January.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Ukraine’s ousted defence minister calls for elections during warlist 2 of 4Ukraine’s sacked defence minister calls for wartime electionslist 3 of 4In Ukraine, forcible military recruitment efforts escalate into violencelist 4 of 4Russian missile barrage kills at least 16 people in Ukraine’s Kyivend of listHe was not in charge of the actual warfare but was responsible for logistics, technological innovations, anticorruption measures and talks to secure aid or loans from Western allies.Fedorov’s achievements included the orchestration of daring cyberattacks and a months-long campaign of drone and missile strikes that destroyed Russian supply lines, oil refineries and warehouses storing dual-purpose items.But Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president and Fedorov’s mentor, dismissed him in July following the defence minister’s deepening falling-out with top g...