The Cabinet of Ministers temporarily assigned the duties of the Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine to Oleksandr Porkhun.
This was reported by the representative of the government in the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnychuk.
The First Deputy Minister of Veteran Affairs of Ukraine Oleksandr Porkhun will temporarily replace Yulia Laputina as the minister.
Porkhun was appointed to the post of First Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine on April 22, 2020. He was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Golden Star Order. Porkhun is a retired Armed Forces major, a war participant and former commander of the 13th battalion of the 95th airmobile brigade.
- On the evening of February 5, the Verkhovna Rada received a resignation letter from Yulia Laputina from the post of Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. Laputina became a minister in December 2020. It was actively criticized by representatives of the veteran movement, accusing it of failed communication, a confusing system and complex services.
- On the same day, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the need to reset the policy regarding veterans.