- Aug 24
Volodymyr Zelensky rejects wartime elections following appeal from dismissed defence minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that organizing elections during the war would divide the country, rebuffing calls from former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
- Aug 7
Zelensky would lose to three rivals in hypothetical runoff, Socis poll finds
A Socis survey of 2,000 Ukrainians shows President Zelensky would lead a hypothetical first round but lose every second-round matchup to Zaluzhnyi, Budanov, and Fedorov, while ranking sixth in personal trust.
- Jul 23
Ukraine's Zelensky dismisses General Syrskyi, names Drapatyi as new army chief after street protests
President Zelensky dismissed General Oleksandr Syrskyi on Tuesday and appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, 43, as Ukraine's new commander-in-chief, following six days of rare wartime protests triggered by the earlier removal of reformist defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
