Wave of High-Ranking, Ukrainian Officials Resign, Amid Corruption Crackdown.br 'Newsweek' reports that a number of high-profile br Ukrainian officials have stepped down br amid a nationwide anti-corruption crackdown. .br Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Ukraine's deputy head of the br presidential office, asked to be relieved of his duties after br previously facing criticism for his use of expensive cars.br Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Ukraine's deputy head of the br presidential office, asked to be relieved of his duties after br previously facing criticism for his use of expensive cars.br Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry confirmed that br deputy defense minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov br would also be resigning from his post.br According to the Defense Ministry, Shapovalov had , "asked to be released in order not to create threats to the stable br support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a result of the campaign br of accusations related to the procurement of food services.".br The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine br is grateful to Vyacheslav Shapovalov br for his team and efficient work and is br sure that the information waves will br subside and justice will be achieved, Ukrainian Defense Ministry, via 'Newsweek'.br Deputy prosecutor Oleksiy Symonenko has br also been dismissed from his post.br On January 22, President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed br that corruption in Ukraine would be addressed, stating , "there will be no return to what used to be in the past." .br According to Ukraine's cabinet minister, Oleg Nemchinov, br three more ministers will also be leaving their posts, br including the country's deputy social policy minister.br In addition to these resignations, Nemchinov said that br governors from the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, br Sumy and Kherson regions have also left their positions.br In addition to these resignations, Nemchinov said that br governors from the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, br Sumy and Kherson regions have also left their positions.