One of his first decisions was the dismissal of all deputies of the erstwhile head of the Ministry of Defence Oleksij Reznikov: Volodymyr Gawrilov, Rostislav Zamłyński, Hanna Malyar, Denis Sharapov, Andrij Shevchenko and Vitali Deyneg, as well as Konstantin Waszczynka - State Secretary at the Ministry. He presently conducts a number of meetings and consultations related to the appointment of his deputies, including considering the candidacy of Gen. Sergey Najev the Head of the Joint Armed Forces of Ukraine.