A public anti-corruption body under Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has called for the removal of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, citing alleged links to a sanctioned businessman and a defense supplier. In a statement on Wednesday, April 30, the Public Anti-Corruption Council under the Ministry of Defense said it had reviewed materials suggesting connections between Umerov, businessman Tymur Mindich, and the defense technology company, Fire Point. JOIN US ON