Ukraine's Acting Defence Minister has outlined Kyiv's evolving military strategy against Russia, stressing that Ukraine cannot match Russia "punch for punch" and must instead rely on asymmetric warfare. In an interview, he said Ukraine's deep strikes are designed to impose greater costs on Russia than they cost Ukraine to execute. He also emphasized the importance of logistics, battlefield resource management, and expanding domestic defence production, including Patriot interceptor missiles.

The acting minister further expressed confidence that relations between Kyiv and Washington will develop into a long-term strategic partnership, with Ukraine contributing valuable experience from modern warfare. His remarks come amid leadership changes within Ukraine's defence establishment following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's cabinet reshuffle.

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Russia has carried out another deadly missile strike on Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odesa, killing two people and injuring eight others, including two children. Ukrainian officials said the attack caused extensive damage to residential buildings, a preschool, a religious institution, vehicles and other civilian infrastructure. The strike came just a day after another wave of Russian bombardments killed 13 people across Ukraine. According to Ukrainian authorities, Russia also launched 122 attack drones and two ballistic missiles in its latest assault. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed a new acting defence minister following a cabinet reshuffle, while the removal of the former defence minister has sparked criticism and public protests over Ukraine's military leadership.



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Ukrainian President Vladimir has announced that he's replacing the Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov. He said that the move is a new approach in the Ministry, he will replace him with Rustem Umerov this week.

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Rustem Umerov will be Ukraine's new defence minister, replacing Oleksii Reznikov who helmed the administrative apparatus of Ukrainian defence since the beginning of war in the region in February 2022 for a full 550-day period.

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