An announcement by the Ukrainian president that he will seek to replace the prime minister with a loyalist came as the country faces battlefield setbacks and a souring mood.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday proposed a new prime minister and defence minister, part of a major cabinet reshuffle he said would "renew" government more than three years into Russia's invasion.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is aiming to replace his prime minister in a massive restructuring of the nation’s government. The president announced Monday that he intends to elevate First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko,