Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Oleksandr Tereschuk the new head of Kyiv Regional State Administration instead of Oleksandr Horhan, who was dismissed from this post.

The respective presidential decrees (No. 348/2018 and No. 349/2018) of October 30, 2018 have been posted on the website of the head of the Ukrainian state.

"To appoint Oleksandr Dmytrovych Tereschuk the head of Kyiv Regional State Administration from October 30, 2018 with a salary set in accordance with the law," the document says.

Horhan was dismissed as head of Kyiv Regional State Administration according to a letter of resignation submitted by him.