Key facts
- Serhii Koretskyi, an energy executive, has been appointed Ukraine's new prime minister.
- Koretskyi is known for his crisis management skills in the energy and food industries.
- He previously led state energy companies Naftogaz, Ukrnafta, and Ukrtatnafta.
- His immediate priorities include energy security, economic stability, and defense.
- Koretskyi is the third prime minister since Russia's full-scale invasion.
Ukraine's parliament has appointed Serhii Koretskyi, a 48-year-old energy executive, as the country's new prime minister. Koretskyi, who built his career in business and has over two decades of experience managing fuel and food industries, is not a traditional politician. He is known for his crisis management skills, having revived struggling state-owned energy companies like Naftogaz, Ukrnafta, and Ukrtatnafta, making them profitable and significant taxpayers. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has tasked Koretskyi with steering the nation through what is anticipated to be a challenging winter amid ongoing Russian attacks. Koretskyi's immediate priorities include protecting the energy system, stabilizing the economy, ensuring effective use of international aid, and expanding domestic arms production. His appointment comes as hundreds of protesters gathered in Kyiv, expressing anger over the sidelining of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.