Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has replaced the chief of Ukroboronprom -- a state conglomerate that comprises defense industry firms -- amid Moscow's ongoing war against Ukraine. Strategic Industry Minister Oleksandr Kamyshin said on June 28 that Herman Smetanin will lead Ukroboronprom, a day after Zelenskiy's office said the president "accepted the resignation letter" of Ukroboronprom chief Yuriy Husyev. Ukroboronprom has ceased most of its activities in the country since Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February last year and relocated much of its activities to other countries. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service. click here.
