Zelenskyy appointments

New Defense Minister Khmara outlines three key priorities

Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara, speaking to the Verkhovna Rada ahead of the vote on his appointment on Aug. 19, outlined three priorities for his tenure: seizing the strategic initiative across all domains of the war, timely weapons delivery to the front with transparent procurement procedures, and human capital.

19 August, 04:52 PM

Khmara dismissed from posts ahead of defense minister vote

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has dismissed Yevhenii Khmara — whom the parliament is expected to confirm as defense minister on Aug. 19 — from his posts as deputy defense minister and acting defense minister, according to a Cabinet decree.

19 August, 01:05 PM

Zelenskyy submits picks for defense, foreign minister posts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted nominations to the Verkhovna Rada for Yevhenii Khmara to serve as defense minister and Andrii Sybiha as foreign minister, according to posts by MPs Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Oleksii Honcharenko, and Iryna Herashchenko on Telegram on Aug. 18.

18 August, 06:21 PM

Analyst calls Umerov's foreign intel chief appointment 'typical chaos'

Political analyst Andriy Horodnytskyi (Ph.D) criticized President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's appointment of Rustem Umerov as head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS), calling it part of a pattern of chaotic personnel decisions, in comments on Radio NV on Aug. 4.

4 August, 04:10 PM

Umerov outlines priorities as new Foreign Intelligence chief

Rustem Umerov, newly appointed head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service will focus on developing international cooperation, implementing strategic defense projects and strengthening the agency's capabilities, he announced in a Facebook post following his appointment on Aug. 3.

4 August, 10:55 AM

New Ukraine army commander names Skybiuk as General Staff chief

Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi has begun serving as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, with Maj. Gen. Ihor Skybiuk, former commander of the Air Assault Forces, serving as chief of the General Staff under Drapatyi, he announced on Facebook on July 22.

22 July, 02:54 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

DM Fedorov explains how he proposed replacing Syrskyi to Zelenskyy

The choice of a new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces and a new chief of the General Staff must be made by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, outgoing Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said during a briefing on July 16.

16 July, 05:04 PM

Zelenskyy moves defense minister Shmyhal to lead Ukraine’s energy sector

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is proposing current Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal for the posts of first deputy prime minister and minister of energy, Zelenskyy said in a statement on Jan. 3.

3 January, 04:50 PM

Zelenskyy’s new move gives Umerov more power than ever

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Rustem Umerov as Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), a move that, despite initial assumptions of a demotion, may have significantly expanded his powers.

22 July 2025, 09:48 AM

Zelenskyy appoints Kravchenko as new Prosecutor General of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Ruslan Kravchenko as Ukraine’s new Prosecutor General, according to presidential decree No. 416/2025 published on the Office of the President’s website on June 21.

21 June 2025, 02:38 PM

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