Ukrainian investigators have opened a criminal case involving Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, a move likely to deepen a standoff in his ministry over arms procurement that could strain Kyiv’s ...

Ukraine Anti-Graft Agency Investigates Defence Minister Amid Procurement Dispute By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian investigators have opened a criminal case involving Defence Minister ...

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has launched an investigation into Defence Minister Rustem Umerov's potential abuse of power and office, according to media reports. The scandal ...

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government on Tuesday sacked a deputy defence minister in charge of weapons purchases amid infighting over procurement that is complicating Kyiv's attempt to reassure ...

Ivanov was formally sacked in June 2024, two months after his arrest, after working as deputy minister since 2016. He will be tried alongside Anton Filatov, the former director of state defence ...