Naftogaz CEO Serhii Koretskyi is set to become Ukraine's next prime minister, a senior Ukrainian official and a person familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent.The expected appointment comes after Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko confirmed on July 12 that she would step down following President Volodymyr Zelensky's announcement of a government reshuffle.According to the sources, Zelensky proposed that Koretskyi become prime minister during a meeting on July 12. One source said Koretskyi accepted the offer.The appointment is likely to take place on June 16, a source in the Ukrainian parliament told the Kyiv Independent. Koretskyi would take over the government at a time when Ukraine faces continued Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure, wartime economic pressures, and the challenge of sustaining domestic energy production.Koretskyi officially assumed the role of Naftogaz CEO in May 2025, after being appointed by the company's supervisory board. His tenure has focused on maintaining Ukraine's energy infrastructure stability amid Russian strikes on production facilities.Before joining Naftogaz, Koretskyi led the state-owned energy companies Ukrnafta and Ukrtatnafta from November 2022 until May 2025.During that period, Ukrnafta significantly increased oil and gas production and became one of Ukraine's most profitable state-owned enterprises."Koretskyi has a strong proven track record of crisis management in key energy companies, turning loss-making Ukrnafta into profit-making; maintaining Naftogaz afloat during the times of massive attacks on its infrastructure," Victoria Voytsitska, an energy expert and associate at We Build Ukraine, a think tank, told the Kyiv Independent.