Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada at an extraordinary meeting on May 18 supported the dismissal of Minister of Health Maksym Stepanov.
292 people's deputies voted for Stepanov's resignation.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal submitted a motion to dismiss the head of the Ministry of Health. According to him, Stepanov failed the task of the government and the president to provide Ukrainians with the necessary amount of vaccines.