{
  "id": 1703752,
  "title": "Khmara Set for Defense Minister Vote Despite Questions Over His Military Status",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/khmara-set-for-defense-minister-vote-despite-questions-over-his",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:50:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82587"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Verkhovna Rada is expected to vote Wednesday on the appointments of Khmara as defense minister and Sybiha as foreign minister. Maj. Gen. Khmara’s expected nomination comes amid questions over the legal requirement for the defense minister to be a civilian.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}