The Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday voted to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

Lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said that 261 out of 320 parliament members present in the assembly supported the motion.

Shmyhal submitted his resignation to parliament on Tuesday, following President Volodymyr Zelensky's announcement a day earlier that he had nominated First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko for the post.

Shmyhal had served as Ukrainian prime minister since March 2020.

Under Ukrainian law, the prime minister's resignation entails the resignation of the entire government. The cabinet will continue to exercise its duties until a new government is formed.

Local media reported that Shmyhal might be appointed as the new defense minister in the upcoming government.