KYIV, Aug 21 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has recommended former CEO of Smart-Holding Oleksiy Timofeyev, one of the most successful managers in Ukraine, as Director General of defense group Ukroboronprom.

"The final decision on the candidate for the post of director general of the Ukroboronprom concern is made by the president...This decision has not been made yet. The recommendation of the prime minister is an interim document. Do not rush things," Timofeyev wrote on Facebook on Monday.