Zelensky dismissed all military commissars

  President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed all regional military commissars for corruption. Zelensky signed a resolution of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine dated August 11, 2023 "On the results of the audit of regional recruitment and social support centers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine." Zelensky, in his statement on August 11, noting that the results of the audit of the military committees were discussed at a special meeting of the National Security and Defense Council, said: "In total, 112 criminal cases and 33 cases of suspicion were initiated against officials of the military administration, and in accordance with the decisions taken, we are dismissing the military commissars of all territories" . Zelensky noted that the new military commissars would be checked by the SBU before being appointed. According to local media reports, it emerged in July that military commissars in some regions had abused their powers and taken bribes. After journalists found out that the Odessa military commissar Yevgeny Borisov had expensive real estate and luxury cars in Spain, Borisov was arrested on suspicion of selling documents testifying to the unsuitability of certain individuals for military service.

Law enforcement agencies also reported that during the Russian-Ukrainian war, which began on February 24, 2022, the military commissar of Dnepropetrovsk registered several cars for his father and bought two apartments in Dnipro. According to another report, Russian media reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived this morning at the headquarters of the Special Military Operation Command (SVO) in Rostov, 100 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, where he met and held a conversation with the top leadership of the Russian army. At this meeting, Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army, regional commanders and other top commanders participating in the Russian NVO in Ukraine reported to Putin on the progress of the operation. On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a war in Ukraine in order to demilitarize and denazify that country. The high command and leadership of Russia reported that the countries of the West and NATO, pursuing a hostile and militaristic policy, left Moscow no other choice.