On Tuesday when Russia bombed several spot’s in cities across Ukraine, more than 50 people died and hundreds were severely injured, in responce, several government ministers resigned.
Russian forces launched two ballistic missiles against the city of Poltava on Sept. 3, killing at least 53 and injuring almost 300 people.
Russian forces fighting inside Ukraine have made steady gains throughout the summer in the eastern Donbas region.
In the past week alone, Ukraine President Vlodomir Zelensky said, Russia used more than 160 missiles of various types, 780 guided aerial bombs and 400 attack drones to hit targets across Ukraine.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has effectively resigned signaling tough times ahead.
Speaker of Ukraine’s parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk reported earlier on Sept. 4 that Kuleba had already submitted his letter of resignation.
Kuleba’s resignation follows a number of other high-profile ministers submitting their letters of resignation the previous day — Strategic Industries Minister Alexander Kamyshin, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska, Ecology Minister Ruslan Strilets, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna, and Deputy Prime Minister and Reintegration Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.
Vitalii Koval, head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU), also submitted his resignation nine months after being in office.
The reasons for the resignations were not specified.