Ukraine's parliament on Thursday approved the nomination of Andriy Sybiha as foreign minister, part of the biggest government reshuffle since the full-scale Russian invasion two and a half years ago. Sybiha replaces Dmytro Kuleba, who pressed the West to come to Ukraine's aid after Russia's invasion and to provide it with weapons to fend it off. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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Summary:
- Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia’s "primary objective" remains to capture Ukraine's Donbas region, adding that Ukraine’s incursion into Russia's Kursk region had failed to slow down the Russian advance.
- Ukraine’s parliament has accepted Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba’s resignation, which he tendered earlier this week along with a number of other ministers ahead of a government reshuffle.
- Ukraine's parliament on Thursday approved the nomination of Andriy Sybiha as foreign minister, part of the biggest government reshuffle since the full-scale Russian invasion.
- Ukraine’s air force said it had shot down 68 out of 78 Russia-launched drones in an overnight attack.
- The death toll in the Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Poltava on Tuesday has risen to 54. Almost 300 people were also wounded in the attack, which accounts for one of the single deadliest since the war began in February 2022.
Yesterday's key developments:
- Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba joined a spate of resignations, including the justice minister, the strategic industries minister and the deputy minister for European Affairs, ahead of an expected government reshuffle.
- At least seven people, including three children, were killed in a Russian attack on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early on Wednesday, the mayor said.
- At least 51 people were killed and more than 200 were wounded on Tuesday in a ballistic missile strike that hit an "educational institution" and a hospital in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, local officials said.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, Reuters)
