Three regional Ukrainian governors dismissed

Zelenskiy also removed the governors of Odesa region on the Black Sea and Khnelnitskiy region in the west. Zelenskiy, sensitive to allegations in the West of widespread corruption in Ukrainian society, dismissed several senior officials this year. Five regional governors were removed or left their posts.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed three regional governors on Tuesday, including the head of the frontline region of Luhansk. No reason was given for the changes, which were announced on the Telegram messaging app by the government's representative in parliament.

Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai has commented frequently on the fighting in his region in the northeast of the country bordering Russia. News reports said he would be appointed ambassador to the central Asian state of Kazakhstan. Zelenskiy also removed the governors of Odesa region on the Black Sea and Khnelnitskiy region in the west.

Zelenskiy, sensitive to allegations in the West of widespread corruption in Ukrainian society, dismissed several senior officials this year. Five regional governors were removed or left their posts.