Wave of High-Ranking, Ukrainian Officials Resign, Amid Corruption Crackdown.
'Newsweek' reports that a number of high-profile
Ukrainian officials have stepped down
amid a nationwide anti-corruption crackdown. .
Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Ukraine's deputy head of the
presidential office, asked to be relieved of his duties after
previously facing criticism for his use of expensive cars.
Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Ukraine's deputy head of the
presidential office, asked to be relieved of his duties after
previously facing criticism for his use of expensive cars.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry confirmed that
deputy defense minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov
would also be resigning from his post.
According to the Defense Ministry, Shapovalov had , "asked to be released in order not to create threats to the stable
support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a result of the campaign
of accusations related to the procurement of food services.".
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
is grateful to Vyacheslav Shapovalov
for his team and efficient work and is
sure that the information waves will
subside and justice will be achieved, Ukrainian Defense Ministry, via 'Newsweek'.
Deputy prosecutor Oleksiy Symonenko has
also been dismissed from his post.
On January 22, President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed
that corruption in Ukraine would be addressed, stating , "there will be no return to what used to be in the past." .
According to Ukraine's cabinet minister, Oleg Nemchinov,
three more ministers will also be leaving their posts,
including the country's deputy social policy minister.
In addition to these resignations, Nemchinov said that
governors from the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv,
Sumy and Kherson regions have also left their positions.
In addition to these resignations, Nemchinov said that
governors from the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv,
Sumy and Kherson regions have also left their positions.
In addition to these resignations, Nemchinov said that
governors from the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv,
Sumy and Kherson regions have also left their positions