Russia appoints mayor of Krasnodar as "head" of occupied Kharkiv region

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — FRIDAY, 19 AUGUST 2022, 16:17

Russian media are reporting that Andrey Alekseyenko, mayor of Krasnodar, has been appointed "head" of the occupied part of Kharkiv Oblast.

Source: Russian state-owned news agency TASS with reference to a decree regarding the "head" of Kharkiv Oblast State Administration

Details: On Friday, members of parliament in Russia’s Krasnodar voted to terminate the powers of the city’s mayor early. 

The decree states that the former mayor has been appointed the so-called "First Deputy Head of the military and civil administration of Kharkiv Oblast – head of the Council of Ministers of Kharkiv Oblast."

Alekseyenko said that "Krasnodar Krai shall have oversight over Kharkiv Oblast."

Why is this important: According to intelligence data, in the autumn, Russia plans to hold referendums on the incorporation of the occupied Ukrainian territories into the Russian Federation. Meanwhile, the invaders control about 30% of Kharkiv Oblast.

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