The Ukrainian parliament on July 16 appointed the Cabinet of Ministers headed by Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi.Although most ministers were approved, the intrigue over the fate of the defense and foreign ministers remains. Candidates for defense minister and foreign minister are expected to be submitted by President Volodymyr Zelensky later and then considered by parliament. The Cabinet's appointment was marred by controversy over the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who was widely seen as highly effective, and Zelensky's decision to fire him triggered nationwide protests on July 16.Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal, who also has been first deputy prime minister (the Cabinet’s second-in-command) since January, kept his position.He served as prime minister from 2020 to 2025 and defense minister from July 2025 to January 2026.Tetiana Berezhna, who has been deputy prime minister and culture minister since 2025, also kept her job. Serhii Marchenko was reappointed as finance minister. He has served in the role since 2020. Viktor Lyashko, who led the health ministry since 2021, also kept his post. Other re-appointed ministers include Matviy Bidnyi, youth and sports minister since 2024, and Denys Ulyutin, social policy minister since 2025. Vitaliy Kim, governor of Mykolayiv Oblast since 2020, became veteran affairs minister.Andriy Butenko, who had led the National Agency for Higher Education since 2022, was appointed as science and education minister. Vsevolod Chentsov, Ukraine’s ambassador to the European Union since 2021, became deputy prime minister for European integration. Oleksandr Kravchenko, a partner at U.S. consulting firm McKinsey & Company, will be Ukraine's economy and ecology minister. Taras Vysotskyi, deputy agricultural policy minister from 2021 until 2025, was appointed as agriculture minister. In 2023 Vysotskyi was charged with embezzling Hr 62 million ($1.4 million) by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU).Denys Maslov, head of parliament’s legal policy committee since 2022, will serve as justice minister. Oksana Ferchuk, deputy defense minister for digital policy since 2025, was appointed as digital transformation minister. Ivan Vyhivskyi, head of the National Police, became interior minister. Vitaliy Bezgin, a member of parliament from Zelensky's Servant of the People party since 2019, will be minister for communities, territories and internally displaced persons. Mykola Kalashnyk, governor of Kyiv Oblast since 2025, became infrastructure and reconstruction minister.