--- title: "Khmara's Team to Include Crackdown on TCC Arbitrariness in Government Action Plan: What the Deputy Minister Stated in the Verkhovna Rada" description: "Deputy Defense Minister Vasyl Shkurakov stated that the team of the new Defense Minister, Yevhen Khmara, will include measures to address the problem of illegal actions by TCCs in the government action plan." date: 2026-08-21T08:58:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/khmara-team-to-address-tcc-arbitrariness-in-government-plan tags: [ukraine, defense-ministry, tck, evgen-khmara, military, government] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Khmara's Team to Include Crackdown on TCC Arbitrariness in Government Action Plan: What the Deputy Minister Stated in the Verkhovna Rada ![Deputy minister in the Verkhovna Rada stated that Khymary's team will include the fight against TCC arbitrariness in the government action plan, against the backdrop of the Ukrainian flag](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/21/khmara-plan-deystviy-po-tck/khmara-plan-deystviy-po-tck-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - The team of the new Defense Minister, Yevhen Khmara, will join efforts to solve the problem of illegal actions by TCCs. - The Cabinet of Ministers has prepared an action plan where TCC issues are addressed for the current and next year. - Direct TCC operations are the competence of the General Staff and Ground Forces Command; the Ministry of Defense manages the political process. - Consultations have started with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mykhailo Drapaty, and the Head of the General Staff, Ihor Skibiuk. - Khmara became Minister of Defense on August 19, 2026, and announced his resignation from military service. Vasyl Shkurakov, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, stated during the government question hour in the Verkhovna Rada that the new head of the defense department, Yevhen Khmara, and his team will join the efforts to address the problem of illegal actions by Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (TCCs). According to the Deputy Minister, the Cabinet of Ministers has already prepared an action plan in which these issues are specifically addressed, and the Ministry of Defense has taken direct responsibility for managing the political process regarding the situation with the TCCs. ### Government Action Plan Regarding the TCC Situation Shkurakov emphasized that measures to regulate the situation with TCC operations will not remain at the level of individual departmental initiatives: they will be systematically recorded in the government's action plan for both the current and the following year. Thus, an issue that has provoked sharp public reaction for a long time is being elevated to the status of a priority task for the executive branch, with a specific time horizon and responsible structures. ### Division of Competencies: General Staff and Ministry of Defense At the same time, the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense made an important clarification regarding the distribution of powers. According to him, the direct question of organizing TCC work falls within the competence of the General Staff, specifically the Ground Forces Command, which is responsible for planning and conducting this work. The Ministry of Defense, in turn, will focus on the political support of the process. This division essentially establishes a two-level model: operational management of recruitment remains in the hands of the military command, while the political and managerial framework falls within the responsibility of the defense department and the government as a whole. ### Consultations with Military Leadership Have Already Started Shkurakov confirmed that consultations on this issue have already begun with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykhailo Drapaty, as well as with the Head of the General Staff, Ihor Skibiuk. He explained that this involves joint work not only within the Ministry of Defense but also the Cabinet of Ministers as a whole. This indicates that solving the TCC problem is viewed as an interdepartmental task requiring coordinated actions by the civilian government and the military command. ### Context: Khmara's Appointment and His Priorities The statements were made against the backdrop of a recent change in the leadership of the defense department: as reported by RBK-Ukraine, Yevhen Khmara became the Minister of Defense of Ukraine on August 19, 2026. Directly in parliament, he announced his resignation from military service and publicly revealed his own priorities in the new position. In this context, the inclusion of the TCC problem in the government action plan appears as one of the first systematic steps of the new minister aimed at legitimizing and systematizing the recruitment process of the armed forces. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Khmara's team explains how they will fight TCC arbitrariness](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/hmari-poyasnili-k-budut-borotisya-zi-svavillyam-1787302421.html) - Первичный источник заявления Шкуракова: план Кабмина, разграничение компетенций Генштаба и МО, консультации с Драпатым и Скибюком. - [Fedorov vs Khmara: What is the key difference of the new Defense Minister](https://news.telegraf.com.ua/ukraina/5948132-fedorov-vs-khmara-u-chomu-klyuchova-vidminnist-novogo-ministra-oboroni) - Дополнительный контекст о смене руководства МО; не содержит противоречий по дате назначения, но акцентирует сравнительный ракурс. - [Yevhen Khmara becomes Minister of Defense of Ukraine](https://www.rfi.fr/ru/%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0/20260819-%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D1%85%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8B-%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8B) - Подтверждает дату назначения Хмары — 19 августа 2026 года. - [TCC Arbitrariness: Khmara's team talks about the action plan](https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4904954-proyzvol-ttsk-u-khmary-rasskazaly-o-plane-deistvyi) - Подтверждает информацию о плане действий правительства по ситуации с ТЦК. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Who announced the inclusion of the TCC problem in the government action plan? **A:** This was stated by Deputy Minister of Defense Vasyl Shkurakov during the government question hour in the Verkhovna Rada. ### Q: Who is responsible for the direct operations of the TCCs? **A:** According to Shkurakov, the direct question of TCC work falls within the competence of the General Staff, specifically the Ground Forces Command, which is responsible for planning and conducting this work. ### Q: With whom have consultations on this issue already started? **A:** Consultations have started with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mykhailo Drapaty, and the Head of the General Staff, Ihor Skibiuk. ### Q: When did Yevhen Khmara become the Minister of Defense of Ukraine? **A:** Yevhen Khmara became the Minister of Defense of Ukraine on August 19, 2026.