Ukraine's Prime Minister Steps Down As Zelensky Announces Government Reshuffle

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down Sunday arsenic President Volodymyr Zelensky announced caller changes to Ukraine’s government, saying he had offered a caller and important position to nan erstwhile premier.

Zelensky, who has remained successful agency nether martial rule because wartime elections are prohibited, has periodically reshuffled his authorities successful an effort to bring caller momentum to his administration.

Svyrydenko, who has besides served arsenic Ukraine’s system minister, was named premier curate successful July 2025 astatine nan property of 39 aft playing a lead domiciled successful securing a mineral statement betwixt Ukraine and nan United States, seen arsenic an important measurement of tying U.S. interests to Ukraine’s security.

In a connection connected societal media, Svyrydenko said she was “proud to person had nan grant of starring nan authorities during 1 of nan astir difficult periods successful Ukraine’s modern history.” She besides said she had discussed “next steps” pinch Zelensky, but did not supply further details.

“I stay fresh to service nan Ukrainian authorities and transportation retired each task aimed astatine strengthening Ukraine’s position, defending our nationalist interests and bringing a conscionable bid closer,” she said.

Zelensky announced her resignation successful a station saying that Ukraine was “changing its governmental strategy.” He besides said he had offered Svyrydenko nan opportunity to lead “a new, important area” successful Ukraine’s relations pinch a cardinal world partner.

“Each privilege area of overseas argumentation will beryllium assigned to a circumstantial personification pinch important acquisition who is tin of implementing what we work together connected astatine nan leaders’ level and what nan Ukrainian group expect,” Zelensky said, describing nan impending reshuffle.

The Ukrainian leader besides said location would beryllium changes among nan apical ranks of Ukraine’s rule enforcement agencies.

Zelensky met pinch a bid of elder officials pursuing nan announcement, including Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko and Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

The overhaul, which Zelensky has yet to explicate successful detail, would beryllium nan 4th awesome reorganization of his authorities since nan commencement of Russia’s full-scale penetration successful 2022.

Ukraine continues strikes against Russian lipid sites

Elsewhere, a Ukrainian onslaught successful southwestern Russia killed 1 personification and wounded 3 more, section officials said Sunday, arsenic Kyiv’s forces continued to bombard Russia’s lipid facilities.

The caput of Russia’s Samara region, Gov. Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, said a kid was among nan injured. He besides said residential homes and flat buildings were damaged successful nan strike, arsenic good arsenic an unspecified “industrial site.”

Russian news outlets reported that nan attack’s target was nan region’s Syzran lipid refinery, pinch galore sharing images that appeared to show plumes of achromatic fume rising complete nan site. The refinery, which is owned by lipid and state elephantine Rosneft and sits immoderate 500 miles eastbound of nan border, has been a repeated target of Ukrainian forces.

Meanwhile, nan politician of Russia’s Rostov region, Yuri Slyusar, said a tanker had been damaged successful a drone onslaught successful nan Azov-Black Sea maritime canal. The tanker was quiet and location is nary threat of an lipid spill, Slyusar said.

Ukraine’s drone strikes connected lipid refineries and different infrastructure crossed Russia person triggered a wide substance situation pinch gasoline shortages and rationing successful aggregate regions and motorists waiting hours to capable their tanks. Moscow has responded by intensifying its bombardment of Kyiv and different cities, exposing Ukraine’s vulnerability to ballistic rocket strikes.

Zelensky has described nan strikes connected Russia’s power infrastructure arsenic portion of Kyiv’s run of “long-range sanctions” carried retired successful consequence to Moscow’s refusal to halt nan war.

Also Sunday, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said it had attacked nan ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk successful Ukraine’s Odesa region. Ukrainian officials person not yet commented connected nan claims.

Kullab writes for nan Associated Press.