Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker.
‘I believe that the defence ministry needs new approaches,’ president says
The Associated Press ·
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov are seen on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12. Zelenskyy said Sunday that Reznikov will be replaced this week. (Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images)
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker.
“I have decided to replace the Minister of Defence of Ukraine. Oleksii Reznikov has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war,” he said on his official Telegram account.
“I believe that the Ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society at large.”
