The Cabinet of Ministers (Ukrainian government) has appointed Yevhenii Khmara as acting minister of defence and Andrii Sybiha as acting minister of foreign affairs.

Denys Shmyhal, who has been senior deputy prime minister (the Cabinet’s second-in-command) and energy minister since January, kept his position.

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) has appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers (Ukrainian government), led by Serhii Koretskyi. Parliament is expected to appoint the foreign…

Zelensky’s plan for a government reshuffle, with the appointment of new prime minister Serhiy Koretskyi on Thursday, has been upset by the surprise dismissal of Defense Minister…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he will propose the parliament to appoint Yevhen Khmara as defence minister. Khmara, the acting head of the Security Service of…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Yevhen Khmara as acting minister of defense of Ukraine and, once the necessary legal procedures are completed, will ask the Verkhovna…

Khmara previously led the agency's Alpha Special Operations Center, which has played a key role in Ukraine's long-range strike campaign against Russia. He has largely stayed out…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Thursday he had appointed Yevgeniy Khmara, the acting head of the country's security service, as...

Zelensky says he'll formally ask parliament to confirm Khmara once legal procedures are completed for the defense minister post.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, commenting on his decision to appoint Yevhen Khmara as acting Defence Minister, has made no mention of the mobilisation issues he had criticised ex-…

Two of Ukraine's most important wartime ministries have been thrown into legal limbo following President Volodymyr Zelensky's government reshuffle, leaving the country without…

The Cabinet of Ministers (Ukrainian government) has appointed Yevhenii Khmara as acting minister of defence and Andrii Sybiha as acting minister of foreign affairs.

Their appointment to permanent positions must be approved by the Rada

Yevhen Khmara and Andrii Sybiha step into defense and foreign affairs roles as Koretskyi announces a broader government overhaul.

First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Kornienko believes that parliament will approve the appointment of Yevhen Khmara as defense minister during the next plenary…