2 Mar 2014 18:42

Oligarchs appointed heads of Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk administrations

KYIV. March 2 (Interfax) - Ukraine's interim president Oleksandr Turchynov has dismissed Donetsk Region Governor Andriy Shyshatskiy and appointed businessman Serhiy Taruta to fill the vacancy.

Turchynov also fired Dnipropetrovsk Region Governor Dmytro Kolesnykov and appointed businessman Ihor Kolomoyskiy to head the regional administration.