Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has nominated Rustem Umerov as the new defence minister.
Zelensky on Sunday, announced the departure of defense minister Oleksiy Reznikov, calling for new approaches.
He said: “Oleksiy Reznikov has been through more than 550 days of full-scale war, I believe that the ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society at large.”
Oleksiy Reznikov was appointed three months before Russia’s invasion and led efforts to equip Ukraine’s forces with modern weaponry from allies.
