 The Minister of Defence of Ukraine is being replaced. Ukrainian Defence Minister Ulexi Resnikov is being replaced by General Kirillov Budanov, head of the country's military intelligence agency, according to the leader of President Volodymyr Zelensky's faction in parliament. David Arkamya, the leader of the servant of the people faction in parliament, said on Telegram on February 5 that Resnikov would be transferred to the post of Minister for Strategic Industries to strengthen military-industrial cooperation. War dictates personal policy, Arkamya said. Time and circumstances need to be strengthened and regrouped. This is happening now and will happen in the future. The enemy is preparing to attack. We are preparing to defend ourselves and return ours, he added. Arkamya did not specify when the changes would take place. An official ministry statement has not yet been issued about the changes. Arkamya said the Interior Ministry will be headed by Ihor Klymenko, currently Chief of the National Police. Rumours of a possible Resnikov resignation or AUSTA have mounted after a series of accusations of corruption within the ministry. In a news conference, hours earlier, Resnikov said he was not planning to resign, but added that any decision about his future would be made by the President. He nominates an appointee and the parliament appoints. Therefore, only by the decision of the President of Ukraine will I make certain decisions and I will do what the President of Ukraine tells me, he said. In January, Ukrainian media reported that the Defense Ministry had allegedly purchased products for the military at inflated prices through a gasket company. Other charges of corruption were also alleged in the media. The 56-year-old Resnikov denied the allegations as authorities launched an investigation. Deputy Minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov, who was responsible for supplying troops with food and equipment, resigned on January 24, citing media accusations of corruption that he and the ministry said were baseless.