President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he plans to carry out rotations of all senior officials in the security, defence and law-enforcement sectors, while stressing that the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be replaced.
Zelenskyy made the remarks during a briefing on January 3. He said the rotations would apply to all heads of the security and law-enforcement bloc, noting that some officials have held their posts for a long time. The president stressed that the changes are not about removing people from the system, but about repositioning and strengthening management.
The head of state also announced upcoming кадрові changes in the government. In particular, he said he has submitted his proposals for the posts of first deputy prime minister and energy minister and is awaiting discussions within parliamentary factions. Zelenskyy also confirmed plans to reset the Ministry of Defence after the Verkhovna Rada approves a new defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov.
Zelenskyy noted that legislative changes are also part of the broader strategy, recalling that he had earlier announced updates to legislation governing the State Bureau of Investigations. After the defence sector reset, he said, changes would also extend to the system of military command.
At the same time, the president emphasized that there are currently no plans to replace the Armed Forces’ commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. All planned rotations, he said, are aimed at strengthening governance and Ukraine’s overall defence capability.