Zelenskyy announces new Ukrainian defense minister, 18 months into war with Russia

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that after 550 days of full-scale war, Ukraine's defense ministry 'needs new approaches.'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Sunday that he has decided to replace Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov with politician Rustem Umyerov.

Zelenskyy said that he expects Ukraine's parliament to approve the decision this week, given the voting body's familiarity with Umyerov. He did not elaborate upon his reasons for the replacement.fired officials in charge of military conscription "This system should be run by people who know exactly what war is and why cynicism and bribery at a time of war is high treason," he wrote on social media at the time.

 

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