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| Zelensky nominated Shmyhal for the post of Ukrainian Minister of Defense |
| 2025-07-17 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, has nominated Denys Shmyhal for the post of Minister of Defense of Ukraine. He announced this on July 16 in a Telegram channel. "Today I have already signed and submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine documents on the appointment of Denis Shmyhal as the new Minister of Defense. Strategic industries will also be managed through the Ministry of Defense," he announced. Zelensky also noted that the state concern Ukroboronprom will be headed by German Smetanin (Minister for Strategic Industries). As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 16, the Verkhovna Rada dismissed Shmyhal and the entire Ukrainian government along with him. 261 MPs voted for the prime minister's resignation. No one voted against, and four more abstained from voting. The new prime minister is Yulia Svyrydenko, who held the post of deputy prime minister of Ukraine. Zelensky had previously, on July 14, admitted that he sees Shmyhal as the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. The head of the Kiev regime drew attention to the candidate's enormous experience. Shmyhal has headed the Ukrainian government since 2020. |
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