March 21, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
In Kherson region, a resident of the region was served in absentia with a notice of suspicion of collaboration for cooperating with the occupation authorities.
This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office.
According to the investigation, the man voluntarily agreed to work for the occupation administration under the conditions of temporary occupation.
It is about the Chaplynska community of Kakhovka district, where the suspect took the pseudo-position of the so-called "first deputy for finance and economy" of the occupation administration no later than April 2024.
The investigation established that he performs organizational, administrative and economic functions, in fact being responsible for the financial and economic activities of the occupation authorities.
In particular, the suspect
- interacts with local agricultural producers;
- promotes the implementation of the aggressor state's programs;
- participates in the formation of pricing policy for socially important goods;
- participates in the propaganda activities of the occupation administration.
The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by the SBU investigators in Kherson region. He is charged with Part 5 of Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
As Intent previously wrote, the former secretary of the Oleshky City Council of the Kherson region, Viktor Syrota, was found guilty of collaborating with the Russian occupation administrations. The court sentenced him to nine years in prison with confiscation of property.
In addition, law enforcement officers served a notice of suspicion to a resident of the temporarily occupied Crimea who headed the illegal administration of the occupiers in the village of Kozachi Lageri in Kherson region.
Earlier, prosecutors of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office sent to court indictments against two residents of the region on the fact of voluntary election to illegal authorities.
Both defendants are actively engaged in public activities aimed at creating a positive image of illegal authorities. They participate in sessions and make decisions in favor of the aggressor state.
Андрій Колісніченко