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First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Oleksandr Kornienko, anticipates that parliament will approve the appointment of Yevhen Khmara as the new defense minister during its next plenary session in mid-August.
The Ukrainian government has appointed Yevhen Khmara as acting Minister of Defense and Andriy Sybiha as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, according to Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the popular defense minister, a proponent of drone warfare, after only half a year in the role. Yevhenii Khmara, the acting security chief, has been appointed as the acting Minister of Defense.