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Zelensky Names Energy Chief Koretskyi PM Amid Missile Threats

8/3/2026

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Zelenskyy appoints PM

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named former Naftogaz CEO Sergii Koretskyi prime minister to protect energy infrastructure.
Zelenskyy said on July 30 that Patriot missiles are needed after Russia used a North Korean missile on Radushne.
Russian forces have stepped up missile attacks on Ukrainian cities because Kyiv lacks ballistic-missile interceptors.
Ukraine relies on Patriot PAC-3 missiles while President Donald Trump said on July 30 he has not decided on Patriot production.

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Volker predicts ceasefire

Kurt Volker said President Vladimir Putin will likely try to exploit the winter to cripple Ukraine’s electricity and heating systems.
He said Kyiv is now better able to withstand Russian ballistic-missile strikes than last winter.
He warned Russia’s attacks are eroding its oil-refining and export capacity, drying up the Kremlin’s budget.
He predicted mounting fiscal pressure could force Russia to negotiate a ceasefire after spring.

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Zelenskyy appoints PM

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named former Naftogaz CEO Sergii Koretskyi prime minister to protect energy infrastructure.
Zelenskyy said on July 30 that Patriot missiles are needed after Russia used a North Korean missile on Radushne.
Russian forces have stepped up missile attacks on Ukrainian cities because Kyiv lacks ballistic-missile interceptors.
Ukraine relies on Patriot PAC-3 missiles while President Donald Trump said on July 30 he has not decided on Patriot production.

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