Cabinet appoints Malashkin as State Secretary of Ministry of Defense

The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Maksym Malashkin as State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnychuk on Telegram on Tuesday said the relevant decision was made at a government meeting on Monday.

At the same time, Ivan Sopiha was dismissed from the post of State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense and appointed to the post of Deputy State Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers.

In addition, Vita Shapovalova was dismissed from the post of State Secretary of the Ministry for Veterans' Affairs.

The Cabinet of Ministers dismissed Iryna Postolovska from the post of Deputy Minister of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine for European Integration.