Revealing the plan to purge personnel at the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense; Kiev receives a batch of 'decommissioned' tanks

“ Minister Umerov plans to fire almost all his deputies due to poor performance ,” RBC-Ukraine posted on its Telegram channel.

In addition, RBC-Ukraine sources also confirmed rumors about the dismissal of senior Ukrainian intelligence officials.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. Photo: Reuters

Ukrainian newspaper Babel quoted sources as saying that Minister Umerov had fired two senior Ukrainian intelligence officials named Viktor Zaitsev and Igor Ostapenko. Meanwhile, the Director of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Service (GUR) Kirill Budanov was not said to be part of Minister Umerov's personnel purge plan.

However, the Ukrainian news agency Strana revealed that President Zelensky wants to replace Minister Umerov and GUR Director Budanov. About 2 weeks ago, Mr. Zelensky fired half of the ministers in Ukraine.

“ There are serious tensions between Budanov and the Chief of the Presidential Administration Andrey Yermak. Meanwhile, Minister Umerov is not in favor with the Western media ,” Strana’s source revealed.

Ukraine receives batch of 'decommissioned' tanks from Australia

Australian media reported that the country is considering transferring a batch of decommissioned M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian and US governments are considering the possibility of sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

“ Ukraine could soon receive Abrams tanks, with the Australian and US governments considering handing them over to Kiev forces ,” the Sydney Morning Herald wrote.

It is known that the process of transferring M1A1 Abrams tanks from Australia to Ukraine involves many steps. It starts with comprehensive coordination between the Australian and US governments, because these tanks are manufactured and carry American technology.

Accordingly, Canberra must secure approval from Washington before sending the tanks to another country. If approved, the next step is to resolve the issue of transporting the tanks to Ukraine.

Decommissioned tanks may undergo modernization before shipment, including technical or other modifications to suit Ukrainian battlefield requirements. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers will need to undergo training to operate these tanks.

According to Australia, the above batch of tanks are 59 M1A1 Abrams purchased from the US in 2004 for $340 million and will be decommissioned by July 2024. These combat vehicles will be replaced by the improved version M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams.

Ukraine has not commented on the information.

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