Ukrainian Parliament Greenlights the Dismissal of Defense Minister

Oleksii Reznikov is removed as Ukraine’s defense minister as Russian President Vladimir Putin derides Kyiv’s months-long counter-offensive as a “failure.”

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov attends a joint news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 26, 2022. Max Hunder/Reuters

Ukraine’s parliament on Sept. 5 approved the removal of Oleksii Reznikov as the country’s defense minister.

The move is set to pave the way for the latter’s replacement by Rustem Umerov, the current head of Ukraine’s main privatization agency.