Ukraine's parliament on Thursday approved Serhii Koretskyi, head of state energy firm Naftogaz, as the new prime minister.
He replaces Yulia Svyrydenko, who resigned Tuesday as part of a disputed government reshuffle ordered by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy offered only the vague explanation that Kyiv was "changing its political strategy" amid "new challenges and new tasks."
He sees Koretskyi, 48, as a manager capable of leading the country through another tough winter marked by relentless Russian strikes on the energy system.
The Ukrainian leader has not fully explained the reasons for the shake-up, which triggered an outcry Thursday over the popular defense minister's ousting.
