Ukrainian government of Shmyhal resigns

Verkhovna Rada votes to dismiss of prime minister Denys Shmyhal, which implies the resignation of the entire government. This was reported from the broadcast, which the MP of the Voice Yaroslav Zheleznyak led from the meeting room.

The prime minister was dismissed by 261 MPs. No MPs voted against the motion, and four abstained. 55 of those present did not vote.

All ministers have now been given the status of acting ministers until a new government is appointed.

Shmygal officially resigned from his post july 15. Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested lead the government the current First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko. At the same time, he supported shmyhal's candidacy for the head of the Ministry of Defense.

Meanwhile, the current head of the defense ministry Rustem Umerov can become as the new Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.

Shmyhal has held the prime ministerial post since March 2020, the longest in history.

• The resignation of the Prime Minister entails the resignation of the entire government the law prohibits doing during martial law.
• MP from Holos, member of the Defense Committee Kostenko said LIGA.net that this violation sends a bad signal to Russia and Ukrainian society.
• Meanwhile, five of the interviewees LIGA.net from various structures of the Security and Defense Forces stated that Shmyhal will be the easiest to understand the work of the Ministry of Defense.