2023-09-03 23:50:43
While Ukraine is counterattacking, it is also fighting corruption. This time it is the turn of the military, which has been involved in frequent fraud cases. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the replacement of Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on September 3. However, Zelensky did not blame Reznikov, only saying that he believed that the Ministry of Defense needed a new atmosphere.
The Associated Press reported that Zelensky announced on his Telegram official channel the news of the replacement of the Defense Minister, “During Reznikov’s tenure as Defense Minister, he experienced more than 550 days of all-out war. The Ministry of Defense and the military need a new approach, and develop new ways of communicating with society.”
Zelensky also directly announced the candidate for the new defense minister, Rustem Umerov, a member of the Crimean Tatar ethnic group, and called on Congress to support the appointment. The 41-year-old Umelov has served as the head of the State Property Fund since September last year, participating in negotiations on the Black Sea food corridor and prisoner exchange.
There are problems with the procurement of military uniforms and military rations
In various reports of heroic combat, the Ukrainian military has actually continued to commit crimes, but it has only begun to gain attention in recent months.
Ukrainian “Mirror” (Dzerkalo Tyzhnia) published on August 10investigative reportingIn September last year, when the Ukrainian military purchased military jackets from a Turkish company, the purchase price was three times the normal price; $86 (approximately NT$2,742) for each piece, and I obviously wanted to buy a winter coat, but I bought it for summer.
Reznikov denied this at a press conference on August 28, arguing that “how can a military jacket be sold for only US$29, and the usual price is between US$80 and US$1,200 (approximately NT$2,550-3,826) “, accusing the report of misleading the public and deliberately damaging Ukraine’s credibility.
In addition to winter clothes, the “Mirror” also reported on January 21 this year that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense purchased a large amount of military rations at high prices. Three days later, Defense Undersecretary Vyacheslav Shapovalov and Procurement Director Bohdan Khmelnytskyi were dismissed.
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