Today, on August 19, deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted for the appointment of Yevhen Khmara to the post of Minister of Defense. Ukrainian media write about this.
312 deputies voted for the appointment of Khmara. A few supporters of former Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov, protesting near the Rada, greeted the decision with shouts of "Gangbanging!" ("Shame!").
The day before, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, introduced I am glad to announce the appointment of Andriy Sibiga as the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Yevhen Khmara as Minister of Defense.
As EADaily reported, on July 16, the Rada approved 16 new ministers, except for the foreign and defense ministers. On July 22, Zelensky signed a decree appointing Mikhail Drapaty, commander-in-chief of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, instead of the dismissed Alexander Syrsky. Zelensky assigned Yevgeny Khmara to perform the duties of the dismissed Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov.