The supervisory board of Ukrainian state nuclear operator Energoatom has dismissed the company’s acting chief executive officer, Petro Kotin, the company said on 21 August.

The decision took effect immediately, Energoatom said on social media platforms, without giving any reasons for the decision.

The company expressed its gratitude to Kotin for his “decades of dedicated service and for ensuring the safe and efficient operation of nuclear power plants and other Energoatom facilities”.