Ukraine defence minister dismissed as Zelensky says it’s time for ‘new approach’
U
kraine’s defence minister has been dismissed with presidentVolodymyr Zelensky saying it’s time for “new approaches”.
Oleksii Reznikov has led the ministry since earlier than Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 however will quickly get replaced by Rustem Umerov, who runs the state property fund. The reshuffle had been anticipated with Mr Reznikov final week telling reporters that he was exploring different positions with the Ukrainian president.
It comes as Ukrainian generals declare to have punched by way of a key line of Russian defences within the south of the nation. “We are now between the first and second defensive lines,” one of many nation’s prime generals within the south, Oleksandr Tarnavskiy, informed The Observer.
Ukraine’s counter-offensive in current weeks has been targeted an increasing the bridgehead across the village of Robotyne, which is about 35 miles south-east of town of Zaporizhzhia.
Russia additionally reported a number of tried drone assaults on its territory final night time. The claimed battlefield successes haven’t been sufficient to maintain Mr Reznikov in put up. In a put up on X, previously Twitter, he confirmed that he had submitted his resignation letter to the nation’s parliament. “It was an honour to serve the Ukrainian people and work for the #UAarmy for the last 22 months, the toughest period of Ukraine’s modern history,” he wrote.
Ukrainian media has speculated that he’ll turn into Kyiv’s new ambassador in London, the place he has developed robust relations with senior politicians. His alternative Mr Umerov, who was nominated by the president, represented Ukraine in peace talks initially of the invasion.
Cyber attackers linked to Russia’s intelligence company have been reported to be focusing on the Android telephones of Ukrainian troopers with a “malware campaign” to steal secrets and techniques.