Spokesperson of the Head of the Altai Republic Mikhail Maksimov reports that Anna Grigoryan has been appointed acting Minister of Health of the Altai Republic.

Maksimov stated that Grigoryan will perform the duties of the minister in the period of investigation of the case regarding Minister of Health Sergey Kovalenko and until the appointment of a new minister, the news agency of Altai Mountains reports.

Born in 1974 in Armenia, Anna Grigoryan survived the 1988 Spitak earthquake, after which she lost most of her relatives and decided to become a doctor. After the earthquake, she lived in Gorno-Altaisk and graduated from the local medical college and Altai State Medical University. In 2005, she served as an obstetrician-gynecologist at the Republican Hospital. In June 2020, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Health of the Altai Republic.

Minister of Health of the Altai Republic Sergey Kovalenko is charged with corruption crimes. Inquest is underway. On March 11, the local court ruled to detain him for a term of two months.