Female combat general Laputina appointed Minister for Veterans Affairs / Photo from mil.in.ua
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine s parliament, has appointed Yulia Laputina as Minister of Veterans Affairs.
The decision was backed by 248 MPs out of the 342 registered in the session hall, an UNIAN correspondent reported.
After the vote, she took the oath as a member of Ukraine s Cabinet of Ministers, standing at the parliament s rostrum.
Introducing Laputina s candidacy prior to the vote, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said she has significant professional experience in the field of security and national defense of Ukraine. She is aware of veterans challenges not on paper but in real life, he added.