 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on September 3 he had decided to dismiss Defense Minister Olexii Reznikov from his post and would ask Parliament this week to replace him with Rustam Yumarov, head of Ukraine's main privatization fund. The announcement, made in his nightly video address to the nation, sets the stage for the biggest shake-up of Ukraine's defense establishment during the war launched by Russia in February 2022. Reznikov, who was named Defense Minister in November 2021, has helped secure billions of dollars of Western military aid to help the war effort, but been dogged by graft allegations surrounding his ministry that he described as smears. The change of Defense Minister must be approved by Parliament, but is likely to be supported by a majority of lawmakers in the Verkhovna Rada. Zelensky said he expected Parliament to approve Yumarov's appointment.