Mon Sep 18, 2023, 08:57 PM
Omaha Steve (95,639 posts)
Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east
Source: AP
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Updated 11:37 AM CDT, September 18, 2023 KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Six Ukrainian deputy defense ministers were fired Monday following the dismissal two weeks ago of Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in a corruption scandal, officials said, as heavy fighting against Russian forces continued in the east. Russia claimed to have struck key Ukrainian facilities in air attacks overnight, hitting stores of Storm Shadow missiles and depleted uranium ammunition along with electronic intelligence centers and training facilities for Ukrainian military scouts. The deputy defense ministers fired included Hanna Maliar, Vitalii Deyneha and Denys Sharapov, as well as the state secretary of the Defense Ministry, Kostiantyn Vashchenko, according to the Telegram account of Taras Melnychuk, permanent representative of the Cabinet of Ministers. Melnychuk provided no explanation of the firings, but the government has been investigating accusations of corruption in the military related to purchasing equipment. Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker who took over as defense minister, did not immediately issue a statement. 
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-deputy-defense-ministers-fired-ab8f88ff31f26ae29b35bd14406e62f3
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 Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east (Original post) |
Omaha Steve | Monday | OP |
| Marcus IM | Monday | #1 | |
| Beastly Boy | Monday | #2 | |
| orangecrush | Monday | #3 | |
| PortTack | Tuesday | #4 | |
| Alexander Of Assyria | Tuesday | #5 | |
| PortTack | Tuesday | #6 | |
| Alexander Of Assyria | 17 hrs ago | #7 | |
| PortTack | 16 hrs ago | #8 |
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 09:48 PM
1. Joseph Heller's Catch-22 comes to mind reading this.
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Corruption in arms deals??? I am shocked. SHOCKED, I tell ya. 
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Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 11:08 PM
2. I believe that the Ukraine law (or Constitution) requires all deputy defense ministers to be
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 11:22 PM
orangecrush (17,595 posts)
3. When in doubt
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 01:38 AM
PortTack (30,728 posts)
4. As far as Russians hitting storm missile sites, ammunition dumps in Ukraine, I will wait to hear
Response to PortTack (Reply #4)
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 07:46 AM
5. From social media...would think Ukraine has lost little while pulverizing the enemy...yet the
Response to Alexander Of Assyria (Reply #5)
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 05:09 PM
PortTack (30,728 posts)
6. It's war...Ukraine has had serious losses. Russia lies so I wait on sources I trust b4 believing
Response to PortTack (Reply #6)
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 05:19 PM
7. What is the best source for all causalities on both sides?
Response to Alexander Of Assyria (Reply #7)
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 06:09 PM
PortTack (30,728 posts)
8. The ISW is probably the best source
