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Rustem Umierov, the former head of the State Property Fund, has recently been considered as a candidate for the post of Defence Minister, thanks to his reputation and good connections abroad. Source: Ukrainska Pravda in the article Zelenskyy's Fourth Defence Minister.
Oleksii Reznikov may be appointed Ukraine's ambassador to the UK after resigning as Defence Minister amid scandals over public procurement for the army, but no official announcement has been made. Source: Ukrainska Pravda in the article Zelenskyy's Fourth Defence Minister.
At various times, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy considered Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, and Oleksandr Kamyshin, Minister of Strategic Industries, as possible replacements for Oleksii Reznikov as Minister of Defence.