Ukraine’s newly appointed Defence Minister Rustem Umerov vowed on Wednesday to recapture all territory under Russian military control, in his first comments in the new role.
Ukrainian lawmakers had earlier approved Umerov, as Kyiv’s new defence minister after his name was put forward by the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“I will do everything possible and impossible for the victory of Ukraine when we liberate every centimetre of our country and every one of our people,” Umerov said in a post on social media.
“We will return normal and dignified life to Ukrainian cities, which are unfortunately temporarily occupied. We know that people there are waiting for us,” he added.
On Sunday, the Ukrainian President announced the dismissal of Oleksiy Reznikov, Minister of Defense, and the selection of Rustam Umarov as his successor.
Source: Qatar News Agency
