Government fires Pivdenno-Zakhidna Railways head

The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has dismissed the head of Pivdenno-Zakhidna Railways Oleksiy Kryvopishyn.

Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced the dismissal at a briefing on March 25.

"Kryvopishyn has been dismissed by the government," he said.

As reported, the State Railways Administration of Ukraine Ukrzaliznytsia announced its intention to appeal to the Court of Appeals to contest the ruling of the Kyiv Shevchenkivsky District Court revoking the orders of the CEO of Ukrzaliznytsia dismissing the management of Pivdenno-Zakhidna Railways.