Ukraine's defence minister says no decision taken on shakeup in military


Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov attends a joint news conference with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence minister said on Tuesday that no decision had been taken for now to remove two of Kyiv's senior military commanders following media reports that they could be sacked.

The comment by Rustem Umerov at a news conference was the strongest hint yet that Kyiv was considering the possibility of firing Joint Forces Commander Serhiy Nayev and Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, chief of the "Tavria" military command.

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