Published December 28,2023
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The jap Ukrainian area of Donetsk, which is being fought over by Ukrainian and Russian troops, has a brand new governor.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Vadym Filashkin by a decree printed on Thursday. Filashkin has been the area’s deputy governor since February 2019.
His predecessor Pavlo Kyrylenko was appointed head of the cartel workplace in Kiev in September.
Russia lays declare to the Donetsk area. More than half of the area on the border with Russia is occupied by Russian troops.
In an additional decree, Zelensky appointed Olexander Koval as the brand new governor for the western Ukrainian area of Rivne. Koval beforehand headed the administration of Rivne district.
Ukraine has been defending itself, with Western assist, in opposition to the full-scale Russian invasion for greater than 22 months. Parts of the jap Ukrainian areas of Donetsk and Luhansk have been below the management of Moscow-backed separatists since spring 2014.
Source: www.anews.com.tr