{"id":599347,"date":"2026-07-20T21:47:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/07\/599347\/the-minister-a-veteran-not-kim-the-government-s-personnel-decision-sparked-protest\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T21:47:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:47:52","slug":"the-minister-a-veteran-not-kim-the-government-s-personnel-decision-sparked-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/07\/599347\/the-minister-a-veteran-not-kim-the-government-s-personnel-decision-sparked-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"\"The minister \u2014 a veteran, not Kim\": the government's personnel decision sparked protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"877\">During rallies in support of former Ukrainian Minister of Defense <strong data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"715\">Mykhailo Fedorov<\/strong>, some protesters also began to speak out against the appointment of the former head of the Mykolaiv OVA <strong data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"838\">Vitalii Kim<\/strong> as Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"917\">In <strong data-start=\"881\" data-end=\"890\">Kyiv<\/strong>, participants in the rally chanted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote-light\">\n<p data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"941\">&#8220;A veteran, not Kim&#8221;, &#8211; report<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1039\">Similar sentiments were also recorded in <strong data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"991\">Mykolaiv<\/strong>. On one of the posters participants wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote-light\">\n<p data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1071\">&#8220;Minister \u2014 a veteran, not Kim&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1351\">Protests against the dismissal of <strong data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1115\">Mykhailo Fedorov<\/strong> have continued in <strong data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1136\">Kyiv<\/strong> and other Ukrainian cities for several days. Protesters criticize the government&#8217;s personnel decisions and also demand changes in military leadership and the defense management system.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1677\"><strong data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1369\">Vitalii Kim<\/strong> was appointed Minister for Veterans Affairs on <strong data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1433\">16 July 2026<\/strong> during the formation of the new Cabinet of Ministers. The relevant decision was supported by <strong data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1547\">264 members of parliament<\/strong>. After taking the oath, he officially began performing the duties of the head of the ministry.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1677\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?24\" data-telegram-post=\"korabelov_info\/118669\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Earlier we wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/07\/598733\/i-will-always-remain-a-mykolaiv-native-in-my-soul-and-heart-vitaliy-kim-said-goodbye-to-his-post-as-head-of-the-regional-military-administration\/\">&#8220;In my soul and heart I will always remain a Mykolaiv native&#8221;: Vitalii Kim said goodbye to his post as head of the OVA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/07\/598503\/the-rada-approved-the-government-kim-minister-for-veterans-vyhovskyi-minister-of-internal-affairs-both-from-mykolaiv-region-264-votes-in-favor\/\">Rada approved the government: Kim \u2014 Minister for Veterans, Vyhovsky \u2014 Interior Minister; both from the Mykolaiv region, 264 votes in favor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/07\/598469\/lies-chaos-and-the-man-with-a-baton-fedorov-accused-syrskyi-of-dividing-ukraine\/\">Lies, chaos and &#8220;the man with a baton&#8221;: Fedorov accused Syrskyi of splitting Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/07\/598387\/the-ministry-of-defense-and-the-general-staff-were-fighting-each-other-zelensky-sacrificed-fedorov\/\">The Ministry of Defense and the General Staff &#8220;were fighting each other&#8221;: Zelensky sacrificed Fedorov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/07\/598335\/good-evening-we-re-from-the-ministry-vitalii-kim-is-being-taken-from-the-mykolaiv-region-to-the-cabinet\/\">&#8220;Good evening, we&#8217;re from the ministry&#8221;: Vitalii Kim is being brought from the Mykolaiv region to the Cabinet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"Veteran, not Kim\" \u2014 such a slogan was heard during a protest in Kyiv after the appointment of the former head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration as Minister for Veterans Affairs.<br \/>\nA similar placard also appeared in Mykolaiv: some participants in the rally are demanding that the ministry be headed by someone with combat experience.<br \/>\nVitalii Kim was appointed minister on July 16, and 264 MPs voted for the new cabinet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12394,"featured_media":599337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tstyn_error":"","tie_post_sub_title":"Participants in the protest want the agency to be headed by someone with combat experience"},"categories":[3680],"tags":[4220,4247],"class_list":["post-599347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-suspilstvo","tag-protest-uk","tag-vitalij-kim-ua"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&quot;The minister \u2014 a veteran, not Kim&quot;: the government&#039;s personnel decision sparked protest - \u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438 \u041c\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0454\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u044c\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0456<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Veteran, not Kim&quot; \u2014 such a slogan was heard during a protest in Kyiv after the appointment of the former head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration as Minister for Veterans Affairs. 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