The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine fired three deputy ministers of environmental protection

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine fired three deputy ministers of environmental protection
Valentina Bokii

The government has made a number of reshuffles

At a meeting on Friday (May 13th), the Cabinet of Ministers fired three deputy ministers of environmental protection and natural resources.

The representative of the government in the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnychuk reported about it in Telegram. We are talking about the simultaneous dismissal of Mikhail Khorev, Roman Shakhmatenko and Iryna Stavchuk.

In particular, Oleksandr Krasnolutsky, Olena Kramarenko and Yevhen Fedorenko have been appointed Deputy Ministers.

We will remind, on April 14 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed Minister protection of the environment and natural resources of Ruslan Strilez.

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