The Parliament of Ukraine approved as head of the defense Ministry Stepan Poltorak, whose candidature has made the initiative of the head of the country's Petro Poroshenko.
the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the task of the new defense Minister is to make a powerful defense system and rebuild the system software of the army, RIA " Novosti." Yesterday with the candidate on a post of the Minister of defence I had a long and meaningful conversation. Set him a task to make a powerful system of defence of Ukraine, to rebuild a system of supply and logistics troops, and taking into account the positive experience of the National guard of Ukraine ", - said Poroshenko. Poroshenko on Sunday received a report about the dismissal of defense Minister Valeriy Galatea, which first came under a barrage of opponents due to failures in the conduct of special operations and, for example, a serious loss of security forces in the end of the environment under the Transfer. On the next day he brought the initiative to the post of defense Minister, commander of the national guard under Stepan Poltorak, which may already Tuesday to head the Ministry of defence of Ukraine. As noted member of the public Council under the Ministry of defense of Russia, the famous military expert Igor Korotchenko, Poltorak - " a staunch supporter of the military-repressive, tough law enforcement measures for the liberation of Donbass ", and his appointment to the post of defense Minister means the preparedness of Kiev to continue the war in the South-East.

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