Herman Smetanin has resigned as General Director of Ukroboronprom, Ukraine’s state-owned conglomerate, announcing his departure just a week after a Russian strike detonated an ammunition depot at one of the company’s facilities in Vyshneve.Smetanin announced his resignation on Tuesday, without specifying the reason for his departure. The move follows a Russian strike on the Kyiv region on July 6, which triggered secondary detonations at a Ukroboronprom ammunition depot in Vyshneve.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“Today I am concluding my work as General Director of the Joint-Stock Company ‘Ukrainian Defense Industry,’” Smetanin said, adding that “it has been an honor for me to lead Ukraine’s largest defense company.”Ukroboronprom’s Supervisory Board has now launched a competitive selection process for a new General Director, with the Deputy Defense Minister Serhiy Boyev serving as acting director in the meantime, according to UNN.Authorities dismissed over depot blastUkroboronprom said it is committed to upholding “the principle of inevitability of accountability,” following a preliminary investigation into the Vyshneve explosion. The company confirmed that it had dismissed the heads of two state enterprises found to have violated ammunition storage regulations, along with other authorities whose actions or negligence may have contributed to the explosion.According to the company, it is fully cooperating with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and other investigative bodies, and those found responsible will face criminal liability in addition to their dismissal.