Ukraine’s defence minister Oleksii Reznikov has been dismissed from his post, the country’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky has announced.

Mr Reznikov had led the ministry since before the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

In his nightly address, President Zelensky said it was time for “new approaches” in the defence ministry.

Rustem Umerov, who runs Ukraine’s State Property Fund, has been named by Mr Zelensky as Mr Reznikov’s successor.

“I believe that the ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole,” the Ukrainian president said in a message on the Telegram messaging app.