Governor of the Murmansk region Marina Kovtun resigned

The governor of the Murmansk region Marina Kovtun asked Vladimir Putin about early resignation. It is reported by TASS.

“She asked the president about early resignation. The decision was not easy, but I’m sure that it would be better, ”she said.

Kovtun headed the region since 2012

Earlier this week, the head of Altai Alexander Berdnikov, the governor of the Chelyabinsk region Boris Dubrovsky and the head of Kalmykia Alexei Orlov left their posts. Vedomosti wrote that the governor of the Orenburg region Yuri Berg could also resign.