Ukraine appoints Gen. Khmara as Defense Minister; Russia alarmed over SBU background

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

🇷🇺😬🇺🇦 Russian propagandists and military commentators have reacted with visible alarm to the appointment of Major General Yevhenii Khmara as Ukraine’s new Defense Minister, focusing particularly on his background in the SBU’s special-operations apparatus and Ukraine’s campaign of deep strikes inside Russia. Russian military correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny portrayed the appointment as a sign that Kyiv intends to further expand unconventional and long-range operations. Russian propaganda out