Ukraine's parliament to vote on new defence minister amid leadership reshuffle

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has formally nominated former intelligence chief Yevhen Khmara as the country's new Defence Minister, with a parliamentary vote in the Verkhovna Rada scheduled for Wednesday. Lawmakers are also set to vote on confirming Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

The ministerial vote follows the removal of former Defence Minister Mychajlo Fedorov, who has publicly criticized systemic corruption and called for wartime national elections, alleging Ukraine faces a governance crisis.

Concurrently, newly appointed Commander-in-Chief Mychajlo Drapatyj has begun dismantling internal patronage networks established under his predecessor, Oleksandr Syrskyj, as part of comprehensive restructuring across the armed forces.

Sources: Ekonomický deník, Hospodářské noviny, iROZHLAS, Respect, Seznam Zprávy