Belgorod governor may be replaced

Russian media outlet 'Ploshchad' reports that a new acting governor for the Belgorod region may be introduced on April 29, exactly two weeks after current governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced he was 'going on a two-week vacation.' Sources in the regional government claim it will not be Irkutsk vice-governor Alexander Shuvaev, contradicting earlier reports from 'Pepel.' Other officials from Gladkov's team, including First Deputy Governor Ilya Ponomarev and Vice-Governor Andrey Milekhin, are reportedly signing voluntary resignation letters en masse. According to 'Vedomosti,' authorities are discussing Gladkov's resignation, with sources citing the 'not the best' situation with public support due to a deteriorating quality of life in the heavily shelled border region.