5 Sep 2023

Ukraine President Zelenskyy replaces defence mininster

From Morning Report, 7:42 am on 5 September 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced his minister of defence, Oleksii Reznikov.

The dismissal is not unexpected, but it does come amid a major Ukrainian offensive. President Zelenskyy has named Rustem Umerov to replace Reznikov, an experienced participant in peace talks with Russia.

He was a key figure in last year's negotiations to ensure the safe export of Ukrainian grain.

Luke Harding has been covering this story from London.

Harding spoke to Corin Dann.