Ukraine's parliament approves Yevhenii Khmara as new defence minister
Khmara won 312 votes in favor, as protesters pressed lawmakers to restore Mykhailo Fedorov after a monthlong backlash over the reshuffle.
- On Wednesday, Ukraine's parliament confirmed Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara with 312 lawmakers voting in favor, surpassing the required 226 votes and formalizing his leadership after serving as acting minister since July 16.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Khmara following the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov last month, a decision that triggered public backlash and protests amid a blistering row between the army and defence ministry.
- A veteran Security Service officer, Khmara previously led the Alpha Special Operations Center and commanded the 2022 Snake Island operation, bringing extensive experience in long-range technological strike capabilities.
- Addressing parliament before the vote, Khmara vowed to "do everything to defend Ukraine, to reduce Russia's war potential as much as possible, and to force the enemy into a just peace."
- Opposition lawmaker Solomiya Bobrovska hailed Khmara's achievements but warned that removing him from the security service constitutes a "loss to Ukraine's intelligence," highlighting concerns over state security continuity.
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New Ukrainian defence minister takes office as ousted predecessor calls for wartime elections
Ukrainian lawmakers appointed a new defence minister on Wednesday, hours after his ousted predecessor dealt a major blow to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with a call for elections in wartime. Yevhenii Khmara, a former top special forces operative, takes up the critical defence portfolio amid fresh political turmoil for the president, who had faced weeks of […]
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Yevhenii Khmara has become Ukraine's new defense minister after the voting in the Ukrainian parliament. He will take office after the previous Minister of Defense, Mykhailo Fedorov, whose dismissal sparked major protests across Ukraine, but this did not change the decision. During his first speech, Khmara made it clear that he would continue his predecessor's course — the technologization of the army, according to Ukraine's Defense Ministry. "T…
In Ukraine, the Parliament elected Maj-Gen Chmara as the new Minister of Defence.
The Ukrainian Parliament has approved the appointment of Yevgeni Khmara, nominated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Minister of Defense.
Today, the Ukrainian parliament approved the appointment of Yevgeny Khmara as the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, replacing the dismissed Mykhailo Fedorov.
The dismissal of the Minister of Defense Fedorov caused a high wave in Ukraine and still provokes displeasure. Now the secret service official Chmara is also officially elected as his successor.
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