On February 9, the Cabinet of Ministers appointed Oleksandr Porhun as Acting Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine.
What is known about the appointment of the Minister for Veterans Affairs
The Cabinet of Ministers adopted an order to temporarily assign the Minister for Veterans Affairs duties to Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Porhun.
In addition, the government dismissed Farid Safarov from the post of Deputy Minister of Energy for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalization.
By the way, Oleksandr Porhun is a Hero of Ukraine. Awarded the "Gold Star" order.
He is also the former commander of the 13th separate air assault battalion of the 95th separate airmobile brigade. On April 22, 2020, he was appointed First Deputy Minister for Veteran Affairs of Ukraine.
What is known about the dismissal of Minister for Veterans Affairs Laputina
In early December 2023, the parliament's committee on social policy and protection of veterans' rights held Laputina's first report during her several years in office.
After the report, members of the public council under the ministry expressed dissatisfaction with the minister's work. In particular, they were criticized for poor communication with veterans, the delay in the creation of a national military memorial cemetery, and the experimental program "Veteran's Assistant" is not considered useful.
On February 5, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine received an application for the resignation of Yulia Laputina, Minister for Veterans Affairs. Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said the statement will be considered at the next plenary session.
On February 7, the Verkhovna Rada supported Laputina's resignation from the Minister of Veterans Affairs post.
