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Zelensky fires governor of Donetsk Oblast

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President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 5 issued a decree to fire Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of Donetsk Oblast.

Online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing its sources, that Kyrylenko would be appointed as head of the Anti-Monopoly Committee.

Yaroslav Zheleznyak, an MP from the Holos party, also said on Sept. 2 that Kyrylenko would head the antitrust regulator.

Kyrylenko became the governor of Donetsk Oblast in 2019.

Ukraine’s parliament approves Reznikov’s resignation as defense minister
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has approved Oleksii Reznikov’s resignation as defense minister, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said on Sept. 5. The decision reportedly received 327 votes.
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