The Government of Ukraine has taken a decision to dismiss head of Chernobyl exclusion zone Yurii Antipov. This decision was taken at a visiting session of the Cabinet of Ministers in Poltava on Wednesday, 23 September.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk addressed the members of the Government with this proposal.

The Head of the Government stressed that during the last two days he held several meetings on the situation in the Chernobyl exclusion zone: "Following my meeting with key financial partners of the construction of the confinement, which allows to cover the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, after receiving an official request from the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction, I suggest the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to dismiss the head of Chernobyl exclusion zone."

Arseniy Yatsenyuk reminded that several months ago he visited the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and gave clear instructions to the head of the exclusion zone "aimed at restoring order there." But this did not happen.