# Khmara’s appointment may bring tougher mobilization and women’s battalions to Ukraine, MP says

https://mins.news/en/item/26270

- TASS, 2026-08-19 14:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2175201

> Russian State Duma lawmaker and retired Major General Leonid Ivlev says Yevgeny Khmara’s appointment as Ukraine’s defense minister could bring tighter mobilization, possible women’s battalions and more frequent deployment of untrained soldiers to the front. Khmara replaced Mikhail Fyodorov, dismissed on July 14.

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