Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Oleksiy Reznikov, the Minister of Defense of this country, and appointed Rostam Umerov as his replacement.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine was dismissed
4 Sep 2023 - 9:35
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Oleksiy Reznikov, the Minister of Defense of this country, and appointed Rostam Umerov as his replacement.
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Reuters reported on Sunday night, September 3 that Amrov is going to be appointed to the position of the Ministry of Defense by the Ukrainian Parliament this week.
Zelensky announced this news in his evening speech.
Regarding the dismissal of the former Minister of Defense of Ukraine, he said: "I believe that the Ministry of Defense needs new approaches and frameworks for interactions with the army and society."
This decision is the biggest change in the defense organization of Ukraine after the Russian attack on the country in February 2022.
41-year-old Umerov is a former representative of Ukraine and a Crimean Tatar. He has been the head of the state assets fund of this country since September 2022.
Reznikov was removed from this position while he provided information on the developments of the war and Ukraine's military plans on Sunday.
By stating that the drone attacks against Russian territory have intensified, he announced the efforts of Kiev to increase the production of drones.
Reznikov said in his last interview: "I think that the production of our various UAVs will increase this fall."
Ukraine has increased drone attacks against Russia in recent weeks. In addition to drones, Kyiv also has Shahpads, which it used to attack Poly Crimea.
Kiev military uses weapons produced in Ukraine to attack Russian territory.
Despite the fact that several weeks have passed since Ukraine's counterattack against Russian troops, no significant success has been achieved in Kyiv.
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