UkrainePublished: 16 July 2026 at 11:37

MP Poturaev Announces Resignation

People's Deputy Mykyta Poturaev from the Servant of the People faction announced on July 16 that he submitted a request to resign his parliamentary mandate.

People's Deputy Mykyta Poturaev of the Servant of the People faction stated during a plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada on July 16 that he had submitted a resignation request. He asked for the matter to be considered urgently but did not specify which decisions forced him to take this step. According to the parliament's portal, as of July 16, 2026, the Rada comprises 392 deputies.

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