Ukraine parliament approves Yevhenii Khmara as new Defense Minister

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🇺🇦⚡️ Ukraine has a new Defense Minister: parliament has approved Yevhenii Khmara, placing an experienced special-operations commander at the head of the country’s defense establishment during one of the most demanding phases of the war. His appointment received 312 votes in the Verkhovna Rada on August 19, comfortably exceeding the 226 required. Khmara had served as acting defense minister since July following the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov. A major general and longtime Security Service o