Ukraine's defence minister says no decision taken to dismiss two generals for now

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said on Tuesday that no decision had been taken for now to dismiss two senior military commanders.

Umerov made the comment at a joint news conference alongside his German counterpart when asked about reports that Joint Forces commander Serhiy Nayev and Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, chief of Ukraine's "Tavria" military command, could be fired.

"I must say that the decision has not yet been made, but we are doing everything possible to improve efficiency," he told reporters.