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Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election

Low Severity Europe Ukraine
Date Occurred Aug 19, 2026 01:31 UTC
Event Type General News
Source BBC World
Recorded Aug 19, 2026
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Martial law has been in place in Ukraine since February 2022, under which elections are suspended.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdew8n9erlwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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Region Europe
Capital Kiev
Population 2,956,706
GDP / Capita $5400.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #24732
  • Type General News
  • Region Europe
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Aug 19, 2026
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