Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President Zelenskyy met with serviceman and writer Illarion Pavliuk. They discussed the development of defense technologies and the use of drones.
President Zelenskyy announced a future personnel reset in the army. He expects proposals from the new Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi.
President Zelenskyy announced a possible trilateral meeting after negotiations with the US. The Americans will first hold talks with the Russian side.
President Zelenskyy offered Yuliia Svyrydenko to become Ukraine's ambassador to the USA due to the high level of responsibility. He emphasized her contribution to the economic agreement with the USA.
Prime Minister of Ireland Micheál Martin during a visit to Kyiv promised to work on the 22nd package of EU sanctions against russia. Zelenskyy thanked for the support and the new aid package from Ireland.
President Zelenskyy emphasized the need to prepare for winter. He noted that energy, logistics, and the grain corridor became the main factors behind personnel decisions in the government.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he is not satisfied with the state of implementation of "resilience plans" in the regions. He instructed the new Minister of Infrastructure to pay special attention to this area.
President Zelenskyy reported that former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi and General Andrii Hnatov will continue to be involved in the army's work. They will pass on their experience to the new leadership and participate in decision-making.
As a result of the Russian strike on Pavlohrad on July 23, three people were killed, 28 were injured. Three wounded are in intensive care in serious condition.
President Zelenskyy proposed to former Defense Minister Fedorov the position of Deputy Prime Minister for Military Innovations. The position involves coordination with the Ministry of Defense, the Commander-in-Chief, and the General Staff.
President Zelenskyy reported a possible meeting with the American side in the near future. The US has several proposals for ending the war, which they plan to share.
President Zelenskyy met with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Kyiv. The leaders honored the memory of fallen Ukrainian defenders.
Micheál Martin is in Kyiv today for talks with the President of Ukraine and the new Prime Minister. They discuss the war, EU support, and Ukraine's accession to the bloc.
Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky ordered all ministries to conduct a rapid analysis of their work and submit proposals for optimization. The State Audit Service may be involved in the inspections.
Russian dictator Putin resorts to petty manipulations with numbers to paint a positive picture where there is none. The CPD claims: since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been lurching from one crisis to another, and only Putin's decision can end this.
Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov stated readiness for cooperation with the US after a meeting with the ambassador to NATO. The sides discussed licensing the production of missiles for Patriot and the situation on the front.
The President signed a decree dismissing Vsevolod Chentsov from the post of Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the EU. He assumed the position of Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration.
The government approved the appointment of Tymur Tkachenko as head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration. Earlier, Zelenskyy dismissed him from the position of head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.
President Zelenskyy stated that Putin's entourage signals to Ukraine about his responsibility for the war. He emphasized that Ukraine is ready for peace and is working on a dignified end to the war.
President Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Koretsky, discussing the update of the government's personnel policy. The priorities are honest recording of the implementation of resilience plans and accelerating work by August.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a good and important conversation with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. They discussed intensifying diplomacy to bring a dignified peace closer.
The President of Ukraine held a conversation with the special representatives of the US President. They discussed ideas for restoring diplomatic efforts to end the war.
President Zelenskyy met with the US Ambassador to NATO, Whittaker. They discussed strengthening air defense and the license to produce Patriot.
Mykhailo Fedorov, dismissed from the post of Minister of Defense due to disagreements with Syrskyi, has received offers from Palantir. According to opinion polls, more Ukrainians trust him than Zelenskyy.
Acting Minister of Defense Yevhenii Khmara stated that he has an agreement with the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykhailo Drapatyi, to be honest. They are working on practical steps to end the war on Ukraine's terms.
IMF published an updated memorandum with new deadlines for tax reforms in Ukraine. The abolition of VAT for the simplified system has been postponed until 2028.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees appointing Mykhailo Drapaty as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ihor Skybyuk became Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
President Trump granted Ukraine permission to produce missiles for the Patriot air defense system. Lockheed Martin supported the decision, and Zelenskyy stated the technical possibility by the end of 2026.
The President of Ukraine confirmed the strike on logistics centers in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions that supply the russian army with drone components, as well as an oil depot, and five vessels of Russia's shadow fleet in the Black and Azov Seas.
Over the day of July 21, Russian troops lost 1,330 military personnel and 1,610 drones. Total losses since the beginning of the war amount to over 1.4 million people.