Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that it is necessary to reduce the number of officials in Kyiv.

"We have dismissed 10% of officials in the past six months. In the city of Kyiv you will have to do the same. I tell the whole country openly and publicly - I'm ready to share with you the political responsibility for unpopular decisions, including in Kyiv. There is no other option," he said at a government meeting on Wednesday, while addressing Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.