The dismissals are connected with the arrival of the president of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko in Donetsk next week.
As it is known, for today, all the Departments of regional state administration are headed by the officials, who worked under Kuchma’s regime.
Staff policy of the governor of the region, Vadim Chuprun, caused many protests from the side of Donetsk’s supporters of Yushchenko. They held pickets and demanded Chuprun’s resignation for several times.