Updated On: 25 January, 2023 10:02 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
Kyrylo Tymoshenko asked to be relieved of his duties, according to an online copy of a decree signed by Zelensky and Tymoshenko’s own social media posts

This handout picture released by Deputy head of Ukraine`s Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko on his Telegram channel on January 24, 2023 shows himself holding a handwritten letter the day he presented his resignation Pic/AFP
The deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office quit Tuesday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged to launch a staff shake-up amid high-level corruption allegations during the war with Russia.
Kyrylo Tymoshenko asked to be relieved of his duties, according to an online copy of a decree signed by Zelensky and Tymoshenko’s own social media posts. Neither gave a reason for the resignation. Deputy Defense Minister Viacheslav Shapovalov also resigned, local media reported, alleging his departure was linked to a scandal involving the purchase of food for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.