Currently 2 mln Ukrainians 'wanted' by Defense Ministry, 200,000 soldiers AWOL – Fedorov
Mykhailo Fedorov said that 2 million citizens are currently wanted by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
"I don't want to be a populist, I want to be a realist. The Ministry of Defense falls into my hands with minus 300 billion, two million Ukrainians who are wanted, and 200,000 are absent without leave (AWOL). Therefore, we need to decide, do our homework on the problems that exist today, so that we can move forward," Fedorov said during a speech in the Verkhovna Rada on Wednesday.
As reported, on Wednesday the Verkhovna Rada appointed Fedorov to the post of Minister of Defense.
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