Kiev, corruption scandal at the top. 4 deputy ministers and 5 regional governors are missing
A real earthquake, the one that is hitting the Ukrainian government: within a few days, in fact, well five regional governors And four deputy ministers They were removed from their functions. This was announced by the Kiev executive itself, within the framework of the scandal for alleged corruption involving the army.
These are the Deputy Ministers for Community and Territorial Development Ivan Lukeryu and Vyacheslav Negoda; Deputy Minister of Social Policy Vitaly Muzychenka, Deputy Defense Minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov. According to the government representative in Parliament, Taras Melnychuk, the governors left their posts from the central Dnepropetrovsk region Valentin Reznichenko, from the southern region of Zaporizhia Oleksandr Starukh, from the northern region of Soumy Dmytro Zhivytsky, from the southern region of Kherson Yaroslav Yanushevich and from the capital Kiev Oleksiy Kuluba. In November, Reznichenko was accused in several media outlets of awarding tens of millions of euros worth of road repair contracts to a group co-founded by his girlfriend, who works as a fitness instructor. According to press reports, he and his colleagues from the Soumy, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions are under judicial investigation, while Kouleba’s resignation is linked to his forthcoming appointment to the presidential administration. They also resigned Anatoly Ivankevich and Viktor Vychniov, both deputy heads of the Ukrainian Sea and River Transport Service.
Ukraine, top-level corruption scandal: Tymoshenko, Zelensky’s number two, resigns
Last, but not least, the deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office Kyrylo Tymoshenko, who has submitted his resignation from office. After thanking the head of state “for the trust and the opportunity to do good deeds every day and every minute”, Tymoshenko confirmed the rumors that had been circulating in the Ukrainian press in the past few hours with a message on Telegram.
Ukraine, resignations and dismissals. Zelensky: “Zero tolerance on corruption”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is determined to show zero tolerance towards there corruptionto make sure we don’t undermine the confidence of Western countries that keep the country alive with massive arms shipments and billions in financial aid.
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