Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has resigned, according to the country’s parliament speaker.
Ruslan Stefanchuk said the resignation request would be discussed by politicians soon, after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said changes to the government were being undertaken to strengthen the country.
Several other government ministers have resigned as part of an expected reshuffle.
Those who handed in their resignations yesterday included strategic industries minister Alexander Kamyshin, justice minister Denys Maliuska, environmental protection minister Ruslan Strilets, deputy prime ministers Olha Stefanishyna and Iryna Vereshchuk, and the head of Ukraine’s state property fund Vitaliy Koval.
Seven dead in Lviv – including three children
An update on our earlier post, which outlined Russian strikes on Lviv and Kyiv overnight.
At least seven people have died after strikes on the western city of Lviv, including three children, the mayor has now said.
Dozens are thought to be injured, Andriy Sadovy added.
We’ve no update on casualties from Kyiv, but we’ll bring you more as we get it.
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