Ukrainian prime minister resigns in Zelenskyy shake-up

Ukraine's wartime authorities is getting different shake-up aft Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down Sunday, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying helium has offered her a "new, important" relation arsenic helium reshapes his medication during the ongoing warfare with Russia.

Svyrydenko announced her resignation successful a connection connected societal media, saying she was "proud to person had the grant of starring the authorities during 1 of the astir hard periods successful Ukraine's modern history." She said she had discussed "next steps" with Zelenskyy, but did not disclose what her adjacent presumption would be.

"I stay acceptable to service the Ukrainian authorities and transportation retired each task aimed astatine strengthening Ukraine's position, defending our nationalist interests and bringing a conscionable bid closer," Svyrydenko wrote.

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Zelenskyy, who has remained successful bureau nether martial instrumentality due to the fact that wartime elections are prohibited, framed the determination arsenic portion of a broader displacement successful Ukraine's governing strategy.

"Ukraine is changing its governmental strategy," Zelenskyy wrote successful a societal media post, adding that helium had offered Svyrydenko the accidental to pb "a new, important area" successful Ukraine's relations with a cardinal planetary partner.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko attends a league of Ukrainian parliament, amid Russia's onslaught connected Ukraine, successful Kyiv, Ukraine July 17, 2025. (REUTERS/Andrii Nesterenko/File Photo)

The Ukrainian president said each large country of overseas argumentation would beryllium assigned to an experienced authoritative liable for carrying retired agreements reached with overseas leaders and advancing the interests of the Ukrainian people. He besides announced planned changes to the country's apical instrumentality enforcement leadership, though helium did not instantly supply further details.

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The reshuffle marks the 4th large reorganization of Zelenskyy's authorities since Russia launched its full-scale penetration of Ukraine, reflecting the president's repeated efforts to inject caller momentum into his wartime administration.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko sojourn the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, which was deed during Russian rocket and drone strikes, amid Russia's onslaught connected Ukraine, successful Kyiv, Ukraine June 15, 2026. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS)

Svyrydenko, who antecedently served arsenic Ukraine's system minister, was appointed premier curate successful July 2025 astatine property 39 aft playing a cardinal relation successful negotiating a minerals statement betwixt Ukraine and the United States. The woody was wide viewed arsenic a mode to fortify U.S. economical interests successful Ukraine portion reinforcing Washington's semipermanent committedness to the country's security.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks astatine a property league aft meetings with the heads of the EU and Ireland, pursuing a ceremonial ceremonial to people the motorboat of Ireland's eighth EU presidency, astatine Dublin Castle successful Dublin connected July 1, 2026. (Paul Faith / AFP via Getty Images)

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Following the announcement, Zelenskyy met with respective elder officials, including Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko and Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, signaling that further changes to his authorities could beryllium forthcoming.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.