Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced by the head of military intelligence as the country braces for a Russian offensive, a senior lawmaker from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s party said.
David Arakhamiya, the Servant of the People party’s parliamentary leader, didn’t specify in a Telegram post when Reznikov would be replaced. Picking the defense minister is up to the president and Zelenskyy’s office had no comment late Sunday.
Ukraine has been cracking down on corruption under pressure from allies that are supporting the country militarily against Russia. The Defense Ministry recently faced allegations that officials were skimming money off food supplies for the armed forces — accusations that Reznikov and the ministry have denied.
