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Yevhenii Khmara
Coverage of Yevhenii Khmara in the Nexus archive.
- Turmoil reigns in Kyiv after Zelenskyy ousts popular defense minister over conflict with top general
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov with spy chief Yevhenii Khmara amid a conflict between Fedorov and Army Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi. Fedorov accused Syrskyi of blocking reforms and favoring traditional military methods, while Syrskyi criticized Fedorov for undermining unity.
- Zelenskyy announces spy chief as new interim defense minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Yevhenii Khmara, head of the country’s security services, as acting defense minister. Khmara will replace Mykhailo Fedorov, dismissed as part of a cabinet reshuffle, with Zelenskyy citing Khmara’s experience in technological combat operations to drive defense reforms.