# Rada appoints Khmara as defense minister

https://mins.news/en/item/26062

- TASS, 2026-08-19 10:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175043

> Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada voted 312-0 to appoint Yevgeny Khmara as defense minister, surpassing the 226 votes required. Khmara had served as acting minister since July 16, after Mikhail Fyodorov was dismissed on July 14.

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