Laputina appointed as Ukraine’s minister for veterans afffairs

The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Yulia Laputina as Ukraine’s Minister for Veterans Affairs.

Some 248 MPs voted for a respective resolution at a parliament meeting on Friday, December 18, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

The newly appointed minister for veterans afffairs took the oath of office as a member of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Laputina is a serviceperson, major general of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

As Ukrinform reported, on December 15, the Verkhovna Rada received resignation letter from previous Minister for Veterans Affairs Serhiy Bessarab.

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