Elected mayor of Kherson arrested by pro-Russian forces: media
"Ex-mayor Kolykhayev has been detained," Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian-backed Kherson administration, told state news agency RIA Novosti.
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- Published Date: 06:11 | 28 June 2022
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The elected mayor of Ukraine's Kherson city has been arrested on Tuesday by the pro-Russian forces, according to the reports of the local media.
"Ex-mayor Kolykhayev has been detained," Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian-backed Kherson administration, told state news agency RIA Novosti.
Kolykhayev, the elected Kherson mayor, was "kidnapped" by pro-Russian forces Tuesday morning, his counselor Galyna Lyashevska said on Facebook.
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