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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic at the Serbia Palace, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Could Ukraine hold a wartime election? Zelenskyy says no

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Demonstrators hold a photo of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov during a rally to denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to dismiss Fedorov after six months in the post, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine’s ousted defense minister challenges Zelenskyy with call for wartime elections

By Guillaume Ptak - Special to The Washington Times

Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov speaks to journalists during a joint press conference with Sweden's Defense Minister Pal Jonson in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, file)

Zelenskyy’s office is probed for corruption as fired defense minister demands elections

By Hanna Arhirova and Barry Hatton - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, from left, acting Minister of Defense Major General Yevhen Khmara, former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi, pose for a photo during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

How protests over a popular minister’s firing sparked Ukraine’s sudden military reset

By Samya Kullab - Associated Press

Outgoing Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov speaks during a briefing to journalists in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy offering fired defense minister new job as protests continue over his dismissal

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, shakes hands with new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 20, 2026. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukraine overhauls its military top brass for the fight against Russia

By Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov - Associated Press

FILE - In this photo provided by the Press Service Of The President Of Ukraine on Nov. 19, 2024, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi speaks to parliamentarians at Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Press Service Of The President Of Ukraine via AP, File)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires his military chief after protests and names a replacement

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

Outgoing Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov speaks during a briefing to journalists in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy’s ouster of his popular defense minister

By Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov - Associated Press

Ukrainians gather to denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in the post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)

Zelenskyy’s ouster of defense chief sparks backlash, questions over Ukraine’s wartime government

By Guillaume Ptak - Special to The Washington Times

An instructor from the Ukrainian company General Cherry demonstrates the operation of an anti-air interceptor drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in the Kyiv region, on March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukraine says it shot down 33,000 Russian drones in March, a monthly record

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

A serviceman controls an FPV drone of "General Cherry" company at the polygon in Ukraine on Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) **FILE**

What the U.S. can learn from Ukraine about beating Iran’s drones

By Guillaume Ptak - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine’s new defense minister reveals scale of desertions as millions avoid the draft

By Illia Novikov - Associated Press

Ukrainian servicemen of the drone unit rest inside a basement on the front line in the outskirts of Kremmina, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The drone unit's task is to destroy Russia's heavy machinery, armored vehicles and infantry. The drone unit's task is to destroy Russia's heavy machinery, armored vehicles and infantry. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen) ** FILE **

Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now, pilots improvise with duct tape and bombs

By Samya Kullab - Associated Press

Ukraine's Minister in charge of Technology Mykhailo Fedorov speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 21, 2023. Ukrainian government is launching a new initiative meant to streamline and promote innovation on drones and other technologies that have become critical in the country's fight against Russia, by bringing together state, military, and private sector developers working on defense issues. Ahead of the official announcement Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Ukraine's minister in charge of technology Mykhailo Fedorov told The Associated Press that the state had earmarked more than 100 million hryvnias (about $2.7 million) to fund projects that have the potential to help Ukraine win. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukraine launches tech cluster to boost military capability

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov gestures during a news conference at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. As Ukrainian and Russian troops fight conventional battles on the front lines, Europe’s first major war of the internet age has also sparked a war of technology as both sides vie for advantage with their drones and satellite communications. Ukraine's minister in charge of technology told The Associated Press in an interview Friday, April 21, 2023, that he was confident his country had the motivation and abilities to out-innovate Russia in the end. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)

Minister: Ukraine will beat Russia in war of technologies

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian minister of digital transformation, poses for a photo illuminated by a lamp in the shape of a Ukrainian trident, a national symbol, in his office in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. The Ukrainian government minister in charge of technology says his country has bought some 1,400 drones, mostly for reconnaissance, and is now developing air-to-air combat ones that can attack the drones Russia is using against Ukrainians. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Mykhailo Fedorov, (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Minister: Ukraine aims to develop air-to-air combat drones

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press