The Acting Minister of Defence, Admiral Ihor Teniukh, resigned. He stated this during a speech at the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada. Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov introduced the relevant resolution to the legislature. Only 197 MPs voted in favor of the resolution, so the resolution was not adopted. According to Teniukh, the reason for this step was the criticism of his actions as head of the ministry of defense.