Overview
- Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said letters from Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and First Deputy Prime Minister and Digital Minister Mykhailo Fedorov have been submitted and posted.
- He said parliament will review the resignations in line with established procedure.
- Stefanchuk also confirmed receipt of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's motion to dismiss Security Service of Ukraine head Vasyl Maliuk.
- Lawmakers plan to take up dismissals and related appointments during the Jan. 13–16 plenary week.
- Ukrainska Pravda reported that Maliuk agreed to step down, and Ukrinform reports the president has proposed Fedorov to lead the Defense Ministry.