The President of Ukraine announced that, together with Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi, he had set out approaches to reforming the government’s personnel policy and implementing changes within the ministries. Among the immediate priorities are to accurately record the progress made on the resilience plans for regions and local communities and to speed up their implementation by the start of August.
Briefly about the main points
- The government is preparing to update its approach to personnel policy.
- There are plans to speed up the resilience plans by the start of August.
- The Prime Minister reported on the clean-up following the Russian strikes.
- The Cabinet of Ministers is preparing its programme of activities for its forthcoming presentation.
- The Verkhovna Rada formed the new government on 16 July.
Staffing approaches and the work of ministries
The President stated that he had discussed with Serhiy Koretskyi an update on the government’s personnel policy and the changes due to take place within the ministries. The statement does not set out any specific personnel decisions or new rules.
On 16 July 2026, the Verkhovna Rada appointed Koretsky as Prime Minister: the resolution was supported by 289 MPs. On the same day, parliament formed a new Cabinet of Ministers.
During his speech in parliament, Koretskyy stated that government officials would be judged on results, and that any failure to deliver would be met with a swift and severe response. Combined with the current requirement to accurately record what has been achieved, this indicates the new Cabinet’s intention to assess the performance of ministries and regions more frequently.
The sustainability plans are set to accelerate
The President identified the first priority as documenting the work carried out within the framework of sustainability plans regions and local authorities. At the start of August, the task was set to speed up their implementation as much as possible.
In May, the President called for the energy resilience plans to be fully implemented by September, including the establishment of alternative power supply options. The deadline set for early August may therefore be an interim milestone for monitoring and accelerating the work, rather than the final date for the completion of all plans.
Dealing with the aftermath of the strikes and defence arrangements
The Prime Minister reported on the clean-up following the Russian strikes and the current priorities in the Odesa, Dnipro and Kharkiv regions. The President also announced the continuation of work with partners on Ukraine’s financial stability, the implementation of defence agreements, and the acceleration of the production, procurement and supply of necessary weapons.
On 21 July, a four-storey residential block, neighbouring buildings and cars were damaged in Odesa as a result of a combined missile and drone strike by the Russian Federation. According to the Odesa Regional State Administration, two people aged 17 and 23 were injured; in the Odesa district, the blast wave damaged a private house.
The government’s programme will be presented shortly
Koretsky, together with his team, is drawing up the Ukrainian government’s programme, which is due to be presented shortly, the president said. Its contents have not yet been made public.
Prior to his appointment, the Prime Minister cited the following as priorities: supporting the Defence Forces, developing the defence industry, preparing for the heating season, supporting communities near the front line, business development, international aid and European integration. On 16 July, the President also emphasised the country’s full readiness for the coming heating season and the need to implement agreements with partners more swiftly.
