Armed men entered the Kherson City Council building, took the keys and replaced the guards themselves, Mayor Igor Kolykhaev said.
The Russian military controls the city council’s jurisdiction in occupied Kherson. The mayor’s office staff was fired, Suspіlne reported referring to one of the institution’s employees on Monday, April 25th.
“At 16:30, the military of the Russian Federation entered the building. They told all the workers to leave. No explanation was given to the people. The mayor Igor Kolykhaev was the last to leave the building,” an employee of city. said the council.
Kolykhaev himself confirmed this information on his Facebook page.
“Tonight, armed men entered the Kherson City Council building, took the keys, replaced the guards themselves. I left at 19:45 – the flag of Ukraine is still above the mayor’s office .Details later. I’m with you, “Kolykhaev wrote.
Earlier it was reported that Russia was preparing to conduct a staged “referendum” in the Kherson region on the creation of the so -called “Kherson People’s Republic”. The new Kakhovka has already started printing ballots. The “referendum” could take place as early as this week.
The media also reported that Kherson residents would leave the city in large numbers before the “referendum”.
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Source: korrespondent
