# Ukraine’s Defense Committee Backs Khmara for Defense Minister

https://mins.news/en/item/29037

- CGTN, 2026-08-19 07:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-19/news-1PJDaoEYXYI/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Ukraine’s parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence has unanimously endorsed Yevhenii Khmara for defense minister, the Ukrainian National News Agency reports. Parliament’s full chamber is due to vote on the appointment today.

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