President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has appointed Vadym Lozovy, head of the Khmelnytsky Regional State Administration, instead of Oleksandr Korniychuk.

"I support the proposal of the government, which was made on appointment of Vadym Mykolayovych Lozovy as head of the Khmelnytsky Regional State Administration," the president said at a meeting of Khmelnytsky region's top local authorities on Saturday.

The president handed the authorization document to Lozovy and informed that the relevant decree had already been signed.

The previous head of Khmelnytsky Regional State Administration Oleksandr Korniychuk will become an advisor to the president.