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Parliament appoints Poltorak as commander of National Guard of Ukraine
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has appointed Stepan Poltorak commander of the National Guard of Ukraine.
A total of 235 deputies out of the 283 registered in the session hall voted for such a decision on Tuesday.
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