President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine has signed a decree to accept Yuriy Harbuz's resignation as chairman of the Luhansk Region State Administration, the website of the Ukrainian head of state says.

"To accept Yuriy Harbuz's resignation as chairman of the Luhansk Region State Administrator in accordance with a statement submitted by him," the respective presidential decree published on the president's website in the early hours of November 23 says.

As reported earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a draft decree by the Ukrainian head of state accepting a letter of resignation by the chairman of the Luhansk Region State Administration Yuriy Harbuz.