Yulia Svyrydenko
Ukrainian politician, Prime Minister of the Government of Ukraine since 2025
- Jul 23
Zelenski's fired defence minister rejects all alternative posts, demands reinstatement as protest deadline looms
Mykhailo Fedorov, 35, said on Thursday he would accept no government role other than defence minister, deepening a political crisis that has drawn thousands of protesters onto Kyiv's streets during wartime.
- 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.
- Jul 13
Ukraine's parliament votes to dismiss Prime Minister Svyrydenko, opening a government overhaul before winter
Yuliia Svyrydenko was removed by lawmakers on Tuesday after less than a year in office. President Zelenskyy says a new strategy is required ahead of the next winter under Russian bombardment.
- Jun 25
Six in ten Poles oppose Ukraine's EU membership as Gdańsk recovery conference opens
A new IBRiS poll for Radio Zet finds 59.7% of Poles oppose Ukraine joining the EU, with only 35.3% in favour, as the Ukraine Recovery Conference begins in Gdańsk under strained bilateral relations.
- Jun 15
Russia attacks Kyiv and Kharkiv: UNESCO-listed cathedral set on fire, at least 12 dead across Ukraine and Tula
Massive Russian missile and drone attacks killed at least 12 people in Kyiv and Kharkiv early Monday, setting the Cathedral of the Dormition inside the UNESCO-listed Kyiv Pechersk Lavra alight.
- Jun 15
Russia strikes Kyiv with drones and missiles, killing four civilians and setting a UNESCO monastery ablaze. Poland scrambles fighter jets as a precaution.
A large-scale Russian air attack on Kyiv left four dead and up to 23 injured, damaged residential buildings and set the landmark Pechersk Lavra monastery on fire, while Poland launched fighter jets and briefly closed airports in response to the threat.
