Ukrainian government dismisses six deputy defense ministers

The Ukrainian government decided to fire six deputy defense ministers on Monday after appointing a new defense minister earlier this month.

The government did not give any reason for the dismissals. Those removed from their posts included Hanna Maliar, who has frequently issued public updates on Russia's war against Ukraine.

Rustem Umerov was appointed defense minister less than two weeks ago to replace Oleksii Reznikov. The ministry was dogged by media allegations of corruption while Reznikov was in office, although he himself did not face corruption charges.

"The restart. We started. We continue. The ministry continues to work as usual," Umerov said in a post on social networks.

Reuters reports that Maliar, a war crimes lawyer, had served as deputy defense minister since 2021 and her latest update on the war in Ukraine appeared on Monday morning.

She faced criticism last week after initially reporting that Ukrainian forces had recaptured an eastern village from Russian forces, but later said her report was inaccurate and that fighting was still raging around the village./ CNA

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