Yevhenii Khmara
Ukraine
Minister of Defense of Ukraine
government
Yevhenii Leonidovych Khmara is a Ukrainian security service officer and major general appointed acting head of Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on 5 January 2026. Previously he led the Center Special Operations "A" (Alpha) of the SBU. He has held other senior command positions within SBU special operations units during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. He has served as the acting Minister of Defence of Ukraine since the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov on 15 July 2026.
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Aug 19, 2026
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Ukrainian lawmakers approved Yevhenii Khmara as defense minister as Zelenskyy seeks to defuse tensions sparked by his government reshuffle.
The lean left is skeptical of military leadership changes that may consolidate power or deflect from democratic accountability, especially with elections suspended.