Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week by Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker.
, with Crimean Tatar lawmaker Rustem Umerov, who will take over the post this week.
Zelensky announced the move Sunday on his official Telegram account, writing that new leadership was needed after Reznikov had gone through “more than 550 days ofLater, in his nightly address, Zelensky said he believes “that the Ministry needs new approaches and different formats of interaction both with the military and with society.”“The Verkhovna Rada [parliament] of Ukraine is well-acquainted with this person, and Umerov does not require additional introductions.
Umerov, 41, a politician with the opposition Holos party, has served as head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine since September 2022. He was involved in the, political prisoners, children and civilians, as well as the evacuation of civilians from occupied territories. Umerov was also part of the Ukrainian delegation in negotiations with Russia over the United Nations-backed grain deal.
Resnikov’s removal comes after a scandal over the Defense Ministry’s procurement of military jackets. In August, Ukrainian investigative journalists reported that the materials were purchased at a price three times higher than normal and that, instead of winter jackets, summer ones were ordered. In the customs documents from the supplier, the jackets were priced at $29 per unit, but the Defense Ministry paid $86 per unit. Reznikov denied the allegations during a news conference last week.
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