The Ukrainian parliament voted to dismiss Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Wednesday, lawmakers said, part of a government overhaul aimed at strengthening wartime economic and military management.

The Verkhovna Rada is considering the resignation of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Shmyhal is speaking from the parliament rostrum about his activities and the activities of the government. According to the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, according to the procedure, Shmyhal's speech will last 20 minutes.

Shmyhal, who has been in his post since March 2020, is expected to be appointed as Ukraine's new defence minister, Zelenskiy said on Monday. Parliament is due to vote on Svyrydenko's nomination later this week. Zelenskiy said that he had already discussed priority tasks for the next six months with her.