Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on July 15 in a surprise cabinet reshuffle; hundreds of Ukrainians took to the streets on July 16 calling the move 'utterly baffling,' with senior officials announcing resignations in solidarity
Ukraine's Servant of the People faction submitted a formal nomination on July 15 to appoint Serhiy Koretsky, head of state energy company Naftogaz, as the new Prime Minister; the Verkhovna Rada was set to begin considering his cabinet list on the evening of July 15 ahead of a vote