{"id":236205,"date":"2023-09-19T17:08:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=236205"},"modified":"2023-09-19T17:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:08:24","slug":"zelensky-fires-all-six-of-his-defence-ministers-with-no-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/zelensky-fires-all-six-of-his-defence-ministers-with-no-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky fires all six of his defence ministers with no explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Zelensky fires all six of his defence ministers with no explanation weeks after letting top military chief go amid corruption and graft allegations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>All six deputy defence chiefs have been abruptly fired with no explanation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ukraine says the decision was made on Monday during a cabinet meeting<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It comes after Zelensky fired his top defence chief amid graft allegations\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has fired all six of his deputy defence minister with no explanation weeks after dismissing his top defence minister go.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s cabinet said that the decision was made today, according to a post that revealed the mass dismissal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No explanation was given as to why Vladimir Gavrilov, 65,\u00a0Rostyslav Zamlynskii, 47, Hanna Maliar, 45, Denis Sharapov, 50,\u00a0Vitalii Deineha, and\u00a0Kostiantyn Vashchenko, 50, were all dismissed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the move comes just two weeks after Zelensky fired his wartime defence chief amid allegations of graft and corruption.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oleksii Reznikov&#8217;s tenure at Ukraine&#8217;s wartime defence chief was marred by serious allegations of graft, which he denied.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was accused of signing off on a deal with a Turkish company for winter uniforms that were &#8216;tripled&#8217; in value.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/13\/75554713-12531083-image-m-50_1695040338951.jpg\" height=\"368\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>President Zelensky (pictured) has been cracking down on wartime corruption, recently pushing to criminally treat the issue as if it were treason<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/13\/75554511-12531083-image-m-32_1695039992734.jpg\" height=\"223\" width=\"195\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/13\/75554509-12531083-image-m-11_1695039892917.jpg\" height=\"223\" width=\"195\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/13\/75554513-12531083-image-m-12_1695039904289.jpg\" height=\"223\" width=\"195\"><\/p>\n<p>No explanation was given as to why all six deputy defence chiefs were let go by Ukraine&#8217;s cabinet<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/13\/75554503-12531083-image-m-29_1695039983595.jpg\" height=\"260\" width=\"195\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/13\/75554505-12531083-image-a-30_1695039988795.jpg\" height=\"260\" width=\"195\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/13\/75554507-12531083-image-a-31_1695039988796.jpg\" height=\"260\" width=\"195\"><\/p>\n<p>The cabinet said the decision was made on Monday during a meeting<\/p>\n<h3>This is what a &#8216;liberated&#8217; Ukrainian village looks like: Obliterated wasteland where not even one building still stands is reclaimed by Ukraine as it reveals it has retaken less than a square mile around Bakhmut<\/h3>\n<p>Ukrainian journalists also proved that the military uniforms could&#8217;ve been bought at a significant lowered price.<\/p>\n<p>He said in response to the allegations at the time: &#8216;I urge everyone to treat information more critically and responsibly, because it misleads society and, worse still, it misleads our partners, as from outside you&#8217;d say it is a disaster.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everything was done in accordance with the law on public procurement&#8230; [and &#8216;via tender procedures.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Reznikov was also mired by a top-level graft investigation, which alleged that Ukraine&#8217;s defence ministry had signed off on a food and catering contract worth 13 billion hryvnias (\u00a3278 million) that was hugely inflated.<\/p>\n<p>While Reznikov did not personally sign off on this deal, critics said he was ultimately responsible, and pointed to his zero-tolerance policy on corruption.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted at the time that his ministry&#8217;s anti-corruption services &#8216;failed in their task.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has been cracking down on wartime corruption severely, with President Zelensky moving to equate it to treason in recent weeks, amid a rising number of Ukrainians believing he is responsible for the ongoing corruption in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/13\/75018887-12531083-Outgoing_defence_minister_Oleksii_Reznikov_pictured_was_mired_in-a-1_1695039815235.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former defence minister Oleksii Reznikov (pictured) was mired in several allegations of corruption<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Ukraine and Russia battle at The Hague today over Moscow&#8217;s claims of &#8216;genocide&#8217; committed by Kyiv &#8211; as Volodymyr Zelensky warns Vladimir Putin is &#8216;a second Hitler&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Zelensky began the process of changing the law after yet another case of wartime corruption was uncovered several, in which two high-ranking Ukrainian officials were named as suspects in an embezzlement scheme involving the procurement of humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t know whether Ukrainian MPs will support my idea, but I will definitely propose it \u2026 We have to implement systemic changes. This is the way to fight corruption,&#8217; Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have set a task, and the legislators of Ukraine will be offered my proposals on equating corruption with high treason during wartime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I understand that such a weapon cannot operate constantly in society, but during wartime, I think it will help.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The corruption crackdown comes as Ukraine is trying to start membership with the European Union.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The EU has set up a seven-step plan for Ukraine that needs to follow if it wants to join the EU.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This includes strengthening anti-corruption efforts, fighting money laundering and enacting laws that reduce the power of oligarchs in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MailOnline has contacted Ukraine&#8217;s defence ministry for comment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12531083\/Zelensky-fires-six-defence-ministers-no-explanation-weeks-letting-military-chief-amid-corruption-graft-allegations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky fires all six of his defence ministers with no explanation weeks after letting top military chief go amid corruption and graft allegations All six deputy defence chiefs have been&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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