New head of President's Office decided, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he has decided on a new head of the President's Office and has announced changes among heads of oblast administrations at the start of 2026.

Source: Zelenskyy during an online press conference

Quote: "As for the head of the Office, I have made the decision. The information will come a little later. As for the heads of oblast administrations, there will be changes at the start of the year."

Background:

• On the morning of 28 November, Ukrainska Pravda reported that detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and prosecutors from the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) had carried out searches at the residence of Andrii Yermak, the former head of the President's Office, in Kyiv's government quarter.
• Later, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had accepted Yermak's resignation as head of the President's Office and that the institution will now undergo a reboot.
• Yermak subsequently announced that he was joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• On 8 December, Zelenskyy named his candidates for the position of head of the President's Office. They include Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal, Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, Defence Intelligence Head Kyrylo Budanov, Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsia and Pavlo Palisa, Deputy Head of the President's Office.

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