Ukrainian prime minister resigns in Zelenskyy shake-up

Yulia Svyrydenko resigned as Ukraine's prime minister, with Zelenskyy saying he offered her a new role in relations with a key international partner.

Ukraine's Prime Minister Svyrydenko resigns

Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko has submitted her resignation to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament). The Verkhovna Rada is expected to consider the matter in the near future.

By Anastasia Prots

Ukrainska Pravda: Zelensky offers the prime minister’s job to Naftohaz chief Serhiy Koretsky and a mandate to steel Ukraine’s energy system for the war’s hardest winter yet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered the prime minister’s post to Serhiy Koretsky, the head of the energy company Naftohaz, the Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing unnamed sources. The Financial Times and RBC-Ukraine had earlier named Koretsky one of the leading candidates for the job.

Zelensky: Ukraine needs 300 Patriot missiles to defend this winter

One of the main ways to strengthen Ukraine’s overall position should be a winter missile package for air defense, which is expected to include 100 missiles for the “Patriot” systems per month—300 missiles for the winter.