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Ukrainian defense minister Oleskii Reznikov will be replaced by President Volodymyr.

The New York Times is reporting the change, which is expected to be approved by that nation’s parliament. His replacement is expected to be Rustem Umerov, chair of Ukraine’s State Property Fund.

In making the announcement, Zelensky said that Reznikov “has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war” and it was time for “new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society at large.”

Ukraine is in the midst of a counter-offensive against Russian invaders, making gains in the south and east.

North Korea’s faux missile strike

Firing missiles with “mock” nuclear warheads, North Korea simulated a tactical nuclear attack on Saturday.

United Press International reported that the North Korean official news agency announced the operation on Sunday. Two long-range cruise missiles were loaded and fired from a ship  both as a test and as a response to the joint naval exercise conducted this week by the U.S., Japan and South Korea

Weather: Cooler, then hotter, then cooler

Daytime highs in our West Orange County area will rise, fall and then rise again over the next weeks. That’s the forecast, starting with Monday with a high of 78 with an overnight low of 65 under partly cloudy skies. The temps will rise to 87 on Friday and 89 on Saturday and Sunday before starting to decline.