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From 23 to 29 September, the prime minister, Serhiy Koretsky, for the third time in a row held first place in media presence with 332 articles. The cabinet lineup for the week did not change: no new appointments or dismissals from the government page were recorded. Second place goes to Andriy Sibiga with 296 articles, third is Taras Vysotsky, whose figure rose from 37 to 100 articles.
"The incoming acting head faces concrete tasks: ensure coordinated, uninterrupted work of the State Tax Service, meet revenue plans for the state budget, improve and simplify tax administration, enhance interaction with business, and maintain open dialogue with taxpayers," - Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Koretsky, Suspline
This quotation from the prime minister was the most cited by the media from 23 to 29 September - it was reprinted by 2 outlets. The occasion was the appointment of a new acting head of the State Tax Service 25 in September.
But not only this quote marked the prime minister during this period. Koretsky commented on the prioritization of budget expenditures under resource constraints, explained government decisions on gas tariffs for households, and spoke about preparations for the heating season, including possible evacuation of non-ambulatory city residents ahead of winter.
"We will do all of this, without a doubt, but for now all resources should be directed at critically important areas. It’s time to stop wasting money on non-priority things," - Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Koretsky, TSN
Who sounded the loudest
Serhiy Koretsky, Prime Minister of Ukraine - 27,9%
Andriy Sibiga, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine - 24,9%
Taras Vysotsky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine - 8,4%
Denys Shmyhal, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Energy of Ukraine - 6,6%
Yevhen Khmara, Minister of Defense of Ukraine - 6,3%
Serhiy Marchenko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine - 4,6%
Oleksandr Kravchenko, Minister of Economy and Environment of Ukraine - 4,6%
Vsevolod Chentsov, Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine - 2,7%
Tetiana Berezna, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for humanitarian policy - Minister of Culture of Ukraine - 2,3%
Andriy Butenko, Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine - 2,2%
Vitaliy Latsio, Minister of Health of Ukraine - 2,0%
Ivan Vygivskyi, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine - 1,9%
Vitaliy Bezgin, Minister for Communities, Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine - 1,2%
Vitaliy Kim, Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine - 1,1%
Mykola Kalashnik, Minister of Reconstruction, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine - 0,8%
Matviy Bidnyi, Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine - 0,8%
Denys Ulyutin, Minister of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine - 0,8%
Oksana Ferchuk, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine - 0,5%
Denys Maslov, Minister of Justice of Ukraine - 0,4%
Koretsky and Sibiga together gathered more than half of all mentions among government members - 52,8%. At the same time, Koretsky lost 30 articles compared to the previous week, while Sibiga added 42 - the gap between first and second places is narrowing. Vysotsky showed the biggest jump in the top: +63 articles for the week.
"We also call on UNESCO - the organization that, among other things, is devoted to protecting science and the scientific community - to deprive the aggressor state of the right to vote and the right to be elected to any governing or working bodies," - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sibiga, Ukrainska Pravda
"Ukraine revises its GDP growth forecast for 2026 year from 2,4% to approximately 0,5-0,6%" - Minister of Economy and Environment of Ukraine Oleksandr Kravchenko, Forbes Ukraine
What the government was focused on
Koretsky’s peak attention came in 28 September - 108 publications per day. That day the prime minister commented on the country’s readiness for winter, including protection of internet infrastructure from potential strikes, and explained the decision to raise VAT.
For Sibiga, the loudest moment was 23 September - 81 publication. The reason was his UN address to Russia with questions about the course of the war, as well as comments on Zelensky’s meeting with Trump and Ukraine’s position on ceasing fire.
Vysotsky appeared at the peak 23 September with 23 publications - he spoke about the situation with agro-export in September and the risk of losing export earnings due to logistic problems.
Shmyhal received 21 publication 28 September thanks to his statement on unchanged gas tariffs for households through the end of winter.
"Last week we received from our intelligence materials obtained from the Russian side - the strategy of actions by Russian terrorists for this winter. It shocked partners, as it did us, with its cynicism, its cold terrorist calculation of how to destroy our energy sector," - First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Informator
Khmara reached the peak 29 September - 44 publications when he announced postponing foreign visits due to the situation in Ukraine and urged the EU to fund drone interceptors. Marcenko’s peak came on 29 September (18 publications) - data show discussion of finding budget-2027 funding sources, but headlines do not show whether this is related to his personal statements.
"We always ask for money. This is the key question: why are we here. We need continuation of support programs and a clear understanding of what options exist to close the budget gap-2027," - Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko, Suspline
Who came and who left
There were no changes in the cabinet this week.
What the directions were about
The most publications were in the "Government and Justice" direction - 337 articles (28,4%), almost entirely due to Koretsky (332 with 337). Second place goes to "Foreign Policy" with 328 articles (27,6%), where the main contribution is Sibiga (296), the rest added Chentsov (32).
"Economy and Finance" gathered 294 articles (24,7%) - here the contribution is distributed among five ministers: Vysotsky (100), Shmyhal (78), Marchenko and Kravchenko (each 55), Ferchuk (6). "Defense and Security" yielded 110 articles (9,3%) mainly due to Khmara (75). The Social and Humanitarian bloc collected 95 articles (8,0%), while reconstruction and communities remained the least mentioned direction - 24 articles (2,0%).
Who is hardly heard
There is no one in the list without a place this week - all 19 government members exceeded the threshold of 5 articles. Still, the gap between the bottom positions is minimal: Denys Maslov scored only 5 articles, and Oksana Ferchuk - 6. At these figures, even one or two publications can shift the order of places in the lower part of the table.
What this rating does not show
The number of mentions in the media is not an assessment of a minister’s work. A foreign minister or the prime minister are mentioned in the news almost daily simply by virtue of their positions - statements, meetings, international contacts. And a minister of justice or a minister of digital transformation may work for weeks without loud pr showcases, and this does not indicate failure or success. The rating measures media presence only. We filtered out namesake entries in the sample already at the counting stage.
How we counted
The sample is 30 Ukrainian publications, the period from 23 to 29 September 2026 year, the corpus is 18498 articles. We take the cabinet composition from kmu.gov.ua and check daily to ensure we do not attribute a position to someone who has left it. Each minister’s share is calculated from the number of mentions among 19 cabinet members, not from the entire mass of publications. The ranking places go to those who have at least 5 articles in the period - this is the threshold for minimal statistical significance.
How we calculate rankings - which publications we take, what counts as a mention, and how we filter out namesakes - in a separate explanation.
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