Couple Indicted for Collaborating with Occupiers in the Kherson Region

An indictment against a couple from Novoraysk, who collaborated with the enemy during the Russian occupation, has been sent to court in Kherson region.

This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office.

According to the investigation, in 2022, during the illegal pseudo-referendum on the accession of Kherson region to Russia, a man and a woman became "members" of the occupation election commission. They visited the homes of local residents, checked the lists, issued ballots and campaigned to vote for Russia.

The pre-trial investigation was conducted by the SBU in Kherson region. If the couple's guilt is proven in court, they face up to 10 years in prison.

On the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson region, Russian invaders announced their intention to conduct a "record" sowing campaign, planning to sow about a million hectares.

In particular, such plans were announced by collaborator Yuriy Kovalev, who holds the position of the so-called head of the Committee on Agricultural Policy in the occupation administration.

The court sentenced two collaborators from the Kherson region to 15 years in prison for working for the Russians.

Recently, law enforcement officers served suspicion notices to two residents of Kherson who worked for the enemy in a "police station" during the occupation of the city. They are a 37-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man suspected of voluntarily taking up positions in the illegally created "Suvorov City Police" that operated under the control of the invaders.

The court also sentenced a former police major from Kherson region who voluntarily defected to the occupiers. He was found guilty of committing serious criminal offenses, including treason and collaboration. The accused is a native of Illinka village, Kakhovka district, Kherson region, a resident of Fedorivka village, Dariivka community.

Андрій Колісніченко