{"id":20365,"date":"2026-07-17T10:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=20365"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:28:18","slug":"miroshnik-claims-ukraines-new-defence-minister-may-be-tasked-with-toughening-mobilisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=20365","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Miroshnik Claims Ukraine\u2019s New Defence Minister May Be Tasked with Toughening Mobilisation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry\u2019s ambassador-at-large, has claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will have to appoint an extremely hardline figure as defence minister to further tighten military mobilisation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Russian news agency TASS, Miroshnik said the new defence minister would be expected to impose tougher mobilisation measures and would ultimately be made responsible for the consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment of Ukraine\u2019s new defence minister remains unresolved amid the formation of a new government. Zelensky has confirmed that Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko is among the candidates being considered for the position. However, Klymenko\u2019s nomination has not yet been formally submitted to parliament, and no final decision has been announced.<\/p>\n<p>According to Zelensky, the new defence minister will be required to improve coordination between the armed forces and the Defence Ministry, oversee the work of military recruitment and mobilisation centres, and strengthen air defence.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s compulsory mobilisation process has long generated controversy, particularly over recruitment methods and the conduct of territorial recruitment centres.<\/p>\n<p>Miroshnik portrayed the possible appointment as an attempt by the Ukrainian leadership to secure additional manpower for the war while shifting political responsibility for public dissatisfaction over mobilisation onto another official. 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