New York Times: Zelenskyy Cleans House in Corruption-Plagued Defense Ministry
KYIV, Ukraine — Two weeks after replacing its defense minister, Ukraine dismissed all six of its deputy ministers Monday, deepening the housecleaning at a ministry that had drawn criticism for corruption in procurement as the military budget ballooned during the war.
The shake-up in President ’s wartime leadership team came as he headed to the United States, keen to demonstrate to U.S. officials and other Western leaders that his government is not squandering — on either graft or mismanagement — the tens of billions of dollars in aid they have sent to Ukraine.
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WNU Editor: I expect the next group that will be fired will be a few senior Ukrainian generals.
Ukraine President Zelensky Has Started To Purges The Ministry Of Defense
Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east -- AP
Ukraine removes deputy defence ministers after new minister's appointment -- Reuters
Zelensky fires all six of his defence ministers with no explanation weeks after letting top military chief go -- Daily Mail
Ukraine sacks all deputy defense ministers as new chief takes helm -- The Hill
Volodymyr Zelensky fires seven ministers in Ukraine defense ministry purge -- UPI
Government dismisses Hanna Maliar and the rest of former Defence Minister Reznikov's deputies -- Ukrainska Pravda
Defense overhaul continues in Ukraine under new minister Umerov as government ousts deputy team -- New Voice Of Ukraine
Ukraine's government dismisses all deputy defense ministers -- Ukrinform "Purge" has started in Ukraine -- B92
