The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umyerov, announced radical changes in the structure of the Ministry of Defense and the Defense Procurement Agency (AOD). The reason for this was numerous failures in providing the front with the necessary weapons.
On January 24, Umerov announced the dismissal of Deputy Minister Dmytro Klimenkov, as well as the termination of the contract with the head of the Supervisory Board of AOZ Maryna Bezrukova. In addition, the minister announced the recall of two representatives of the state from the Supervisory Board of AOZ.
"This will become a precedent in the history of state corporate governance, when independent representatives supported the position of the state, and the authorized representative of the state ignored it," Umyerov said.
The minister harshly criticized the work of the AOZ, pointing to delays in the supply of ammunition, leaks of confidential information, political games and failure to meet key performance indicators.
"Arms purchases during the war turned into a kind of Amazon, where everyone can see what and from whom the state buys. Instead, our defenders did not experience real results," Umyerov emphasized.
Arsen Zhumadilov, a Crimean Tatar public and political figure, will be appointed as the head of the Defense Procurement Agency.
Zhumadilova's file:
- Born in 1985, has three higher educations.
- Before the occupation of Crimea, he worked in the corporate sector in Ukraine and abroad.
- He founded the NGO "Crimean Institute of Strategic Studies".
- After the start of the full-scale invasion of Russia, he was mobilized to the ranks of the Medical Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Zhumadilov, according to the minister, has already proven his effectiveness as the general director of the state-owned rear operator.
"We are changing the system so that the result is at the front, not in the news," Umerov emphasized.
Rustem Umyerov promised that a complete restart of the Supervisory Board of AOZ will take place in the near future. The main task of the updated agency will be timely and complete provision of the front with all the necessary weapons.
