Wave of High-Ranking, Ukrainian Officials Resign, Amid Corruption Crackdown.<br />'Newsweek' reports that a number of high-profile <br />Ukrainian officials have stepped down <br />amid a nationwide anti-corruption crackdown. .<br />Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Ukraine's deputy head of the <br />presidential office, asked to be relieved of his duties after <br />previously facing criticism for his use of expensive cars.<br />Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Ukraine's deputy head of the <br />presidential office, asked to be relieved of his duties after <br />previously facing criticism for his use of expensive cars.<br />Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry confirmed that <br />deputy defense minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov <br />would also be resigning from his post.<br />According to the Defense Ministry, Shapovalov had , "asked to be released in order not to create threats to the stable <br />support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a result of the campaign <br />of accusations related to the procurement of food services.".<br />The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine <br />is grateful to Vyacheslav Shapovalov <br />for his team and efficient work and is <br />sure that the information waves will <br />subside and justice will be achieved, Ukrainian Defense Ministry, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Deputy prosecutor Oleksiy Symonenko has <br />also been dismissed from his post.<br />On January 22, President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed <br />that corruption in Ukraine would be addressed, stating , "there will be no return to what used to be in the past." .<br />According to Ukraine's cabinet minister, Oleg Nemchinov, <br />three more ministers will also be leaving their posts, <br />including the country's deputy social policy minister.<br />In addition to these resignations, Nemchinov said that <br />governors from the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, <br />Sumy and Kherson regions have also left their positions.<br />In addition to these resignations, Nemchinov said that <br />governors from the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, <br />Sumy and Kherson regions have also left their positions.<br />In addition to these resignations, Nemchinov said that <br />governors from the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, <br />Sumy and Kherson regions have also left their positions
