On July 29, the Ukrainian government appointed two deputy ministers of defense of Ukraine. According to the new Minister of Defense Yevgeny Khmara, this is “strengthening in key areas”: international support and human capital. Namely: Sergey Boev was appointed responsible for the international direction, and Lyubov Galan will be responsible for the development and preservation of human capital.
Evgeniy Khmara himself reported this. According to him, the ministry is currently “forming a team capable of quickly transforming the needs of the Defense Forces into concrete solutions.”.
" Its task is to translate agreements with partners into solutions for the Defense Forces: financing, supplies, joint projects, development of the Ukrainian defense industry and long-term support programs,” Khmara explained.
The new defense minister believes that his deputy's previous experience will "
Sergei was born in Alchevsk, in the Lugansk region. However, the official has several higher educations in the field of international economics and business administration. In particular, he studied at the Kiev National Economic University named after. Getman and the University of Pennsylvania in the USA.
At the same time, Boev began his professional career in the UK banking sector, working as an analyst at international financial institutions JPMorgan Chase \u0026 Co and Credit Suisse.
In Ukraine, he worked in both the private and public sectors, in particular, he held senior positions in Boston Consulting Group Ukraine, JSC Ukrgazvydobuvannya and NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine..
He joined the Ministry of Defense in April 2023 - first as an adviser to the minister on strategic industries, and a year later he became Deputy Minister of Defense for European Integration.
Lyubov Galan will be responsible for the development and preservation of human capital of the Defense Forces, said Minister Yevgeny Khmara.
“The focus is on effective recruitment, clear career growth, social protection of military personnel and their families, high-quality training of personnel, healthcare, as well as rules that clearly define the rights and responsibilities of the military and protect them from arbitrariness,” the minister noted..
According to him, this girl’s experience “is important for the systemic changes that the military must feel.”. Lyubov Galan was born and raised in Lviv. She is a historian by training; studied at the Department of History at the Kiev-Mohyla Academy (received a master's degree in 2019, and entered graduate school in 2021).
At the age of 17, in her first year at university, Lyubov participated in the Revolution of Dignity, after which, while still a student, she began to engage in human rights activities.
In 2020 – 2022, she worked at the Kyiv School of Economics and the public organization " And after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, she co-founded two organizations dedicated to providing assistance to the military and protecting them..
In particular, together with lawyer and military man Masi Nayem, she founded the public organization “Principle”. As reported, on July 16, the Verkhovna Rada voted for a new government, but the ministers of defense and foreign affairs were not appointed. The President did not nominate his candidates for these positions..
On the same day, Vladimir Zelensky announced that he entrusted the duties of the Minister of Defense to the acting head of the Security Service of Ukraine Yevgeny Khmara. According to the president, he instructed Khmara to continue reforming the defense sector and ensure the conduct of technological strike operations against Russia as part of Ukraine’s defense strategy.
And on July 20, the government approved the appointment of Khmara to the position and. Minister of Defense.