Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s recently ousted defense minister and a longtime ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, released a video on Tuesday calling for national elections during the ongoing war. Ukrainian law prohibits elections under martial law, with Russia occupying roughly one-fifth of the country and approximately one million citizens serving in the military. Unverified reports from Al Jazeera indicate protests in Kyiv and parliamentary approval of a replacement on the same day.