Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko on Oct. 13 turned to the head of his frontline forces to become his new defence minister ahead of a crunch general election and high-stakes talks with Russia.
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Ukraine's former Defence Minister Valeriy Geletey visit an armor repair plant in Zhytomyr, some 150kms west of Kyiv on Sept. 23, 2014.
