Yevhenii Khmara

Zelenskyy updates target list for deep strikes on Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on long-range strikes on Russian territory, attended by acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara and new Commander in Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi, Zelenskyy reported on X on July 26.

27 July, 11:05 AM

Koretskyi and Khmara discuss more Patriot deliveries with Raytheon vice president

Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi and acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara met with senior Raytheon officials to discuss ground and air defense, Koretskyi said on July 25.

25 July, 11:33 PM

Acting defense minister Khmara meets with U.S. NATO envoy

Maj. Gen. Yevhenii Khmara, recently appointed acting Defense Minister, met with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker on July 24, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said.

24 July, 08:43 PM

Acting defense minister Khmara cannot be immediately confirmed, MP warns

Maj. Gen. Yevhenii Khmara, recently appointed by President Zelenskyy as acting Defense Minister, cannot be immediately confirmed by the Ukrainian parliament, MP and Defense Committee member Fedir Venislavskyi told NV Radio on July 22.

23 July, 01:19 AM

Khmara and Drapatyi plan deeper strikes and technological pressure on Russia

Acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara met with newly appointed Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi to discuss maintaining military and technological pressure on Russia using every available capability, the Defense Ministry said on July 22.

22 July, 06:32 PM

New DM Khmara has enough experience to 'not allow things that would be shameful,' Zelenskyy says

Ukraine's Defense Ministry will continue supporting combat brigades, and the plan for long-range strikes on Russia will continue moving forward, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his address late on July 16.

17 July, 11:40 AM

Acting SBU chief reports recent operations to Zelenskyy, new ones approved

Acting head of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service Yevhenii Khmara briefed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on recent SBU operations and secured approval for new ones, the Ukrainian leader announced on X on Jan. 10.

10 January, 07:03 PM

MP Kostenko hoping Khmara will head SBU after Maliuk

National Security, Defense and Intelligence Committee Secretary Roman Kostenko hopes current acting SBU head Yevhenii Khmara will lead the Security Service on a permanent basis, he said in a Radio NV interview on Jan. 6.

7 January, 07:42 PM

Zelenskyy appoints Alpha unit commander Yevhenii Khmara as acting head of Ukraine’s Security Service

Major General Yevhenii Khmara was appointed acting head of Ukraine’s Security Service on Monday, Jan. 5.

5 January, 08:20 PM

Yevhenii Khmara appointed acting Head of Ukraine’s Security Service

Yevhenii Khmara, head of the Security Service of Ukraine’s Special Operations Center A, will serve as acting chief of the Security Service of Ukraine following the resignation of Vasyl Maliuk, presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told reporters on Jan. 5.

5 January, 02:37 PM

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