Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed one of the country’s top military commanders amid an ongoing corruption scandal within the Ministry of Defense..
On Sunday, Zelenskyy announced the dismissal of Eduard Moskalyov, the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in a decree published on the presidential website. No reason was given for the dismissal..
The move comes as Ukraine is grappling with a corruption scandal involving the Ministry of Defense. Last week, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov was accused of signing a contract to procure food for the military at inflated prices. Reznikov has denied the allegations and said he is cooperating with an investigation..
Zelenskyy has vowed to crack down on corruption within the government and military. In a speech last month, he said that .
