Ukraine’s parliament has appointed Yulia Svyrydenko as prime minister, the first leadership change in five years. Tasked with boosting defense production and fixing the economy, she takes charge amid intensifying Russian attacks and a looming $19 billion budget shortfall.

Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's new prime minister, represents a generation of young Ukrainian politicians who have steered their country through the turmoil of war.

The Cabinet of Ministers held its first meeting in the new composition. Each minister was tasked with developing a concrete action plan, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. "We held the first meeting of the new government immediately after the parliamentary vote.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko says the government will work on a special regime and tax incentives for businesses in frontline territories.

Ukraine's parliament appointed Yulia Svyrydenko as the new prime minister to revitalize wartime management and boost domestic weapons production. As the country faces a budget deficit and ongoing Russian offensives,

Ukrainian lawmakers approved Yulia Svyrydenko, the economy minister and first deputy prime minister who led talks with the United States on a critical minerals deal, as prime minister in a cabinet shuffle aimed at boosting relations with Washington and new life into the war-torn country.

Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko says that a full moratorium on business inspections will be introduced in the near future.

Ms Svyrydenko (39) was approved by parliament in Kyiv on Thursday to replace Denys Shmyhal as premier, in a cabinet reshuffle that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said should energise innovation and production in the defence sector and other fields while streamlining the state and slashing bureaucracy.