Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed decrees on the dismissal of three heads of regional administrations – Lugansk, Odessa and Khmelnytsky. The decrees are published on the Head of State’s website.
Sergei Gaidai removed from his position as head of the Lugansk regional administration, Maxim Marchenko – from the post of head of administration of Odessa, Sergei Gamalie – from the post of head of the Khmelnitsky administration.
Gaidai has been head of administration since October 2019, Marchenko since March 2022, Gamaly since December 2020.
The reasons for the resignations are not disclosed.
End of January 2023, Ukrayinska Pravda writing on the possible resignation of Gaidai. According to the publication, he could be appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to Kazakhstan. Gaidai himself has stated that he is a member of the president’s team and will fill the position to which he was appointed. March 14 LB.ua too reported on Gaidai’s resignation and his transition to the post of ambassador to Kazakhstan.
January in Ukraine sent the resignation of six senior civil servants and five heads of regions. In particular, the heads of regional administrations Valentina Reznichenko (Dnipropetrovsk region), Oleksandr Starukh (Zaporozhye region), Oleksiy Kuleba (Kiev region), Dmitry Zhyvitsky (Sumy region) and Yaroslav Yanushevich (Kherson region), as well as the deputy head of the presidential office, lost their posts Kirill Timoshenko. It has been reportedthat the resignations of four out of five regional leaders could be associated with the resignation of Tymoshenko.