Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Commanders brief Zelenskyy on four regions as leadership turmoil deepens

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reviewed battlefield conditions and the Defense Forces’ needs with senior military commanders, he said on July 19.

19 July, 05:03 PM

Zelenskyy urges partners for more air defense interceptors

Russia carried out one of the most massive ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv of the war overnight into July 19, using more than 40 missiles of various types — most of them aimed at the capital — along with 120 attack drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X.

19 July, 11:45 AM

Ukrainian lawmakers register request urging Zelenskyy to dismiss Syrskyi

A request urging President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to consider dismissing Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and appointing a successor was registered in Ukraine's parliament, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said on July 19.

18 July, 09:58 PM

Tusk responds to Zelenskyy's Volhynia archives decision

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision on Polish-Ukrainian relations, saying the ties between the two countries should be based on mutual respect and truth on July 18.

18 July, 08:47 PM

Zelenskyy considers dismissing Syrskyi, candidate interviews set for weekend

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is considering dismissing Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi following mass protests sparked by the removal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, the Financial Times reported on July 18.

18 July, 06:49 PM

Zelenskyy and new PM discuss Acting defense and foreign ministers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held his first meeting with newly appointed Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi to discuss appointing acting foreign and defense ministers, Zelenskyy said on Telegram on July 17.

17 July, 05:06 PM

Zelenskyy and Fedorov share interest in continued teamwork

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and outgoing Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov are interested in continuing to work together on the same team, presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told reporters on July 17.

17 July, 04:02 PM

Krotevych urges brigade commanders to tell Zelenskyy what's really happening in army

Lt. Col. Bohdan "Tavr" Krotevych, former chief of staff of the National Guard's 12th Azov Brigade, called on officers of Ukraine's combat brigades to be candid with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a post published on Telegram on the evening of July 16.

17 July, 02:03 PM

Kachka appointed Ukraine’s permanent representative to the EU

Former Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka will become Ukraine’s ambassador to the EU and will combine his new position with his current duties as Ukraine’s trade representative within the framework of bilateral trade agreements, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced following a meeting with Kachka on July 17.

17 July, 02:00 PM

New DM Khmara has enough experience to 'not allow things that would be shameful,' Zelenskyy says

Ukraine's Defense Ministry will continue supporting combat brigades, and the plan for long-range strikes on Russia will continue moving forward, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his address late on July 16.

17 July, 11:40 AM

Zelenskyy appoints new military administration heads in Kyiv and Mykolaiv Oblasts

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed new heads to the Kyiv and Mykolaiv regional military administrations, according to decrees published on the presidential office website on July 16.

17 July, 09:52 AM

Zelenskyy and Budanov spend day in crisis talks as government faces chaos — FT

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spent most of July 16 holding urgent crisis negotiations with the Head of the Presidential Office, Kyrylo Budanov, to coordinate an exit strategy as mass protests and political backlash over DM Mykhailo Fedorov firing threw the government into turmoil, Financial Times (FT) wrote.

17 July, 09:35 AM

Ex-FM Kuleba calls for Syrskyi to be sacked over row with former DM

Former Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated that Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi should be removed from his post if a conflict with Mykhailo Fedorov led to the outgoing defense minister's dismissal, according to a statement Kuleba made on July 16.

17 July, 08:54 AM

Peskov downplays Fedorov's resignation and repeats demands to Kyiv

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow sees no significance in the resignation of Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, according to the Russian state news agency Interfax on July 16.

16 July, 07:10 PM

UK and Sweden to deliver 15 aircraft to Ukraine – Starmer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the U.K. will allocate £300 million to a joint project with Sweden to provide Ukraine with 15 new aircraft to strengthen the country's air defenses, speaking alongside President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on July 16.

16 July, 06:41 PM

DM Fedorov explains how he proposed replacing Syrskyi to Zelenskyy

The choice of a new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces and a new chief of the General Staff must be made by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, outgoing Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said during a briefing on July 16.

16 July, 05:04 PM

Zelenskyy responds to rallies supporting former Defense Minister Fedorov

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on rallies supporting former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, broadcaster We Are Ukraine reported on July 16.

16 July, 04:05 PM

Fedorov says he turned down Zelenskyy's offer to become an adviser

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov the position of adviser, but Fedorov declined the offer, the minister said during a briefing on July 16.

16 July, 02:36 PM

Zelenskyy failed to mend rift between Syrskyi and Fedorov

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeatedly tried to mend relations between Ukraine's top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, and Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, but those efforts failed, according to a BBC News Ukraine report published on July 16.

16 July, 01:47 PM

PM Koretskyi commends Interior Ministry efficiency amid government reshuffle

Newly appointed Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi praised the work of Ihor Klymenko and the Ministry of Internal Affairs during an interview with Interfax-Ukraine on July 16.

16 July, 01:29 PM

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