Serhii Koretskyi Appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine

Exam-focused facts from the 19 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Serhii Koretskyi was approved as the Prime Minister of Ukraine by the country's Parliament.
He was previously the head of the state energy company Naftogaz.
Koretskyi received 289 votes in favour of his appointment.
He was nominated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The appointment followed the resignation of former Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, who served less than a year.
The reshuffle also included the dismissal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, which led to protests outside Parliament.
Zelenskyy stated that Koretskyi's priority is to prepare Ukraine for winter amid expected Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.