# Parliament votes through Yevhen Khmara to succeed Fedorov as defense minister

https://mins.news/en/item/26046

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-19 10:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/parliament-votes-through-yevhen-khmara-to-succeed-fedorov-as-defense-minister/

> Ukraine’s parliament confirmed President Volodymyr Zelensky’s defense minister nominee, former senior SBU officer Yevhen Khmara, by 312 votes on Aug. 19; 226 were required. The decision ends Mykhailo Fedorov’s hopes of returning to the post, which protesters had demanded during demonstrations outside parliament.

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