Former Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umarov was appointed secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (National Security and Defense Council).
The corresponding decree was signed by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Umarov headed the defense department of Ukraine from September 2023 to July 2025.
On July 14, Zelensky invited the Verkhovna Rada to appoint Denis Shmygal, who at that time, the prime minister at that time. On the post of Prime Minister Shmygal was replaced by Yulia Sviridenko.