Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kolba has submitted his resignation, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kolba said on Wednesday.

 

The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament also said that the resignation letters received from the Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamishin, the Minister of Justice Denis Malyvska, and the Minister of the Environment Ruslan Strelits will be considered by the parliamentarians.

 

Oleksandr Kamishin, Ukraine's outgoing minister of strategic industry, was also in charge of arms production during the war with Russia.

 

He confirmed his resignation on social network Telegram, saying he would continue to work in the defense sector in a different direction.

 

Earlier, it was announced that at least one Ukrainian official had been sacked and four others had resigned.

 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday evening sacked Rostislav Shurma, his deputy head of the presidential office.

 

Earlier, Ukrainian sources reported that Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishina had also submitted her resignation to the Ukrainian parliament.

 

In recent days, the president of Ukraine announced in a decree published on the presidential website that he has dismissed the commander of the country's air force, Mykola Olschuk.

 

The resignation of Ukrainian officials comes as media sources reported intensifying domestic criticism of Zelensky over the Ukrainian army's field conditions and Russia's growing success in the war.

 

Since the Ukrainian army launched a surprise attack on Russia's Kursk region, the Russian army has not only forced Ukrainian forces to retreat in the region, but also launched an operation in the Donbass, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, settlements and regions. It controls more through this operation.

 

Russian forces have been making significant advances in recent days, approaching the key city of Pokrovsk and forcing Ukrainian units to withdraw from their positions.