Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he was replacing Kyiv’s defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov, calling for new approaches in the ministry, a year and a half into Russia’s invasion.
Reznikov, appointed three months before Moscow’s invasion, has led Kyiv’s negotiations to equip its forces with modern weaponry from allies.
His removal comes in the midst of Kyiv’s counteroffensive and during Ukraine’s general push against corruption in response to EU’s requests.
Zelensky said in his address that Oleksiy Reznikov has been through more than 550 days of full-scale war