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Protests erupt across Ukraine against removal of Defence Minister

July 16, 2026 admin

Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities on Thursday (July 16, 2026) morning against the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. AFP reporters in Kyiv saw more than a thousand people gathered on a central square, singing the Ukrainian national anthem, waving Ukrainian…

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“Half Of Western Arms To Ukraine Not Delivered On Time”: Minister

February 25, 2024 admin

“At the moment, commitment does not constitute delivery,” Rustem Umerov said. Kyiv, Ukraine: Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered late, Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said on Sunday. Ukraine, which is struggling with an ammunition shortage, has for months said that Western aid is slow to reach it and this has real…

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Ukraine’s Parliament approves ex-lawmaker Rustem Umerov as Defence Minister

September 6, 2023 admin

In this undated photo provided by the Ukrainian Parliament Press Office, Rustem Umerov poses for photo in Kyiv, Ukraine. On Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 Umerov was appointed Ukraine’s new Defense Minister. Photo: Ukrainian Parliament Press Office via AP Ukraine’s parliament approved the appointment of former lawmaker Rustem Umerov as Defence Minister on September 6, in…

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Zelenskyy replaces defence minister, Russian drones hit Ukraine port

September 3, 2023 admin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday announced the departure of defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov, calling for “new approaches” a year and a half into Russia’s invasion. The announcement came hours after Ukraine fought off an attack by Russian drones in the southern Odesa region early Sunday that hit a Danube port on the border with…

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