“Defense Minister Andrei Taran has submitted his resignation to the parliament,” the government envoy in parliament Taras Melnychuk said on his Telegram channel.

Melnychuk did not give any further details regarding the reason for Taran’s resignation.

Lawmakers from the ruling Servant of the People party announced that they would nominate Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Reznikov to replace Taran as defense minister.

Taran was personally appointed to the post of Minister of Defense in 2020 by President Volodymyr Zelensky, serving in the Shmyhal Government.

His appointment was backed by 285 MPs in the Verkhovna Rada, the unicameral parliament of Ukraine.

He has been a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine since 13 March 2020. (ILKHA)