next to the river wyre, nine days ago. and who ll claim the major prizes at this year s grammy awards? all you need to know about music s biggest night. it s 7am in the morning in singapore, and 1am in kyiv where reports say the country s defence minister oleksii reznikov will be dismissed and replaced with the head of military intelligence. it is suspected reznikov, a loyal ally of president zelensky, will be moved to a different ministerial position with ministry ofjustice named as a possible direction. in recent weeks, ukraine s defence ministry has been embroiled in a corruption scandal over an army food contract, with one of deputy ministers fired and named a suspect, and another resigning voluntarily. reznikov became defence minister several months before the invasion. during the war, he fostered relationships with western defence officials and helped oversee the receipt of billions of dollars of military assistance. with us now isjonathan marcus, a defence analyst an
defence ministry has been embroiled in a corruption scandal over an army food contract, with one of deputy ministers fired and named a suspect, and another resigning voluntarily. reznikov became defence minister several months before the invasion. during the war, he fostered relationships with western defence officials and helped oversee the receipt of billions of dollars of military assistance. with us now isjonathan marcus, a defence analyst and former bbc defence and diplomatic correspondent. thank correspondent. you so much forjoining us on newsday. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. a change of defence minister in the middle of the war seems rather unusual, does this come as a surprise? i seems rather unusual, does this come as a surprise? as a surprise? i don t think it does. as a surprise? i don t think it does- the as a surprise? i don t think it does. the whiff as a surprise? i don t think it does. the whiff of as a surprise? i don t think it does. the whiff of