Oleksii Reznikov speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 28.
Andriy Zhyhaylo/Obozrevatel/Global Images Ukraine/Getty ImagesUkrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Monday submitted his resignation, a day after it was announced he would be replaced.
"Following the decision of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, I submitted my resignation to the Ukrainian Parliament.
Reznikov's removal comes in the wake of a number of corruption scandals involving Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense.
Zelensky has nominated Rustem Umerov to become Ukraine's new defense minister.
Persons:
Oleksii Reznikov, Andriy Zhyhaylo, Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Let's, Reznikov, Zelensky, Rustem Umerov
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Locations:
Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukrainian