The Kyiv Independent – > 189
orig date 2023-09-06 10:39:36
13:40 06-09-2023 
⚡️ Parliament approves Rustem Umerov as new defense minister.
Ukraine's Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted in support of appointing Rustem Umerov as the new defense minister after Oleksii Reznikov's resignation, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak reported on Sept. 6.
The former chairperson of Ukraine's State Property Fund who has been picked by President Volodymyr Zelensky as Reznikov's replacement was backed by an overwhelming majority with 338 lawmakers voting in support and one abstaining.
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