Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Victoria Butenko
CNN
March 25, 2014
Ukrainian lawmakers on Tuesday dismissed acting Defense Minister Ihor Tenyukh over his handling of the Crimea crisis following Russia’s annexation of the Black Sea peninsula.
Parliament voted to appoint Col.-Gen. Mykhailo Koval as his successor. Koval’s name was submitted for parliamentary approval by acting President Oleksandr Turchynov.
Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform said Tenyukh had tendered his resignation.
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