It comes a day after Ukraine’s recently sacked defence minister demanded national elections, despite Russia’s more than four-year-old invasion. Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies announced Wednesday that they are investigating senior officials in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, a day after the country’s recently fired defence minister called for national elections despite the ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• It comes a day after Ukraine’s recently sacked defence minister demanded national elections, despite Russia’s more than four-year-old invasion.S1

• Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies announced Wednesday that they are investigating senior officials in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, a day after the country’s recently fired defence minister called for national elections despite the ongoing fight aga...S2

• See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug 19, 2026 (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday fired a top aide reportedly targeted in a corruption investigation, just a day after an ousted defence minister...S3