Oleksiy Reznikov

Former DM Reznikov suggests expanding draft to include women

Ukraine should make military service mandatory for all citizens, including women, former Defense Minister (2021–2023) Oleksii Reznikov said in an interview with RFE/RL on Aug. 20.

21 August, 01:17 AM

Ex-Defense Ministry official caught by SBU for embezzling $25 million

Ukraine’s Security Service uncovered a former Defense Ministry department head suspected of embezzling 1 billion hryvnias (about $25 million) in state funds, SBU said on Telegram on Aug. 1.

1 August 2025, 11:38 AM

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry refutes $9.2B missing weapons claim, reveals actual figures

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry refuted activist Vitalii Shabunin’s claim that UAH 350 billion ($9.2 billion) worth of weapons never reached the military, calling it an “unfounded assumption unsupported by any documents or audits,” and provided NV with official data on overdue defense contracts and outstanding debts on Feb. 5.

5 February 2025, 12:41 PM

Lavrov likely didn’t know about Russia's full-scale war plans — FM Dmytro Kuleba

The decision to launch Russia's full-scale invasion was made by a "super narrow" circle, meaning Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov could not have known war was coming, said former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Nov. 8.

9 November 2024, 12:38 AM

Oleksiy Reznikov