Zelenskyy Announces New Prime Minister and Cabinet Changes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a major government reshuffle on Sunday, July 12, 2025, that will include a new prime minister and cabinet. He stated that Ukraine is changing its political strategy and that the changes require renewal of the Cabinet of Ministers. Zelenskyy said he had discussed the matter with current Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.

He thanked her for clear, steady, and effective work and for years of productive service, and offered her the opportunity to lead a new area of relations with a key partner. He gave no details on her new role or on her replacement. Svyrydenko posted on social media that she was proud of her work in office and remained ready to serve the Ukrainian state.

Zelenskyy also announced changes among the heads of law enforcement agencies. In Ukraine, cabinet reshuffles require parliamentary approval. Lawmakers have largely rallied around Zelenskyy since Russia's invasion began in February 2022 and do not typically block his agenda.

Russian attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least three people overnight, local authorities reported. One person was killed in a drone strike on Kherson, according to Yaroslav Shanko, head of the Kherson City Military Administration. Leaders of Ukraine's allies under the Coalition of the Willing are scheduled to meet in Paris on Monday for talks on ending the war.