Dnipropetrovsk Governor Ihor Kolomoisky has resigned as the governor of Dnipropetrovsk after a row with the government over the future of propertu where he is one of the shareholders.Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has accepted his resignation and has appointed Valentyn Reznichenko to take over ad interim.Kolomoisky, a key figure in Kiev’s efforts to stop a major offensive of pro-Russian rebels across the country, was presumably involved in a scandal involving the offices of the energy company Ukrnafta and its subsidiary UkrTransNafta.Armed men who were reportedly linked to the now ex-goveror briefly occupied the companies’ headquarters, but later withdrew. In Kolomoisky’s …read more
Source: Novinite
