Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he would dismiss Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov and would ask parliament this week to replace him with Rustem Umerov, head of the country's main privatization fund
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, September 3, he had decided to replace his defense minister, setting the stage for the biggest shake-up of Ukraine’s defense establishment since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
“I’ve decided to replace the Minister of Defense of Ukraine. Oleksii Reznikov has been through more than 550 days of full-scale war,” Zelenskiy said. A 41-year-old ex-lawmaker and Crimean Tatar, Umerov has headed Ukraine’s State Property Fund since September 2022 and played a role in sensitive wartime negotiations on, for instance, the Black Sea grain deal.
Its troops are now fighting through heavily-mined areas and Russian defensive lines to try to recapture territory in the southeast and east.
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