Guerrillas who eliminated a traitor in Nova Kakhovka told the details of the operation

The group behind the liquidation of the occupation "head" Volodymyr Leontyev, told about its operation in the Kherson region.

This was reported by Censor.NET.

The members of the Resistance Movement reported that during the occupation of Nova Kakhovka by Russian troops in February 2022, they decided not to leave their homeland and start guerrilla activities.

"At first, we set fire to something, relay cabinets, helped to hide locals from the f**kers, collected weapons, which we then used against them. Later, we started sending the Defense Forces the coordinates of the Russian military's locations," said one of the operation's participants.

The ultimate goal of the guerrillas was to punish those who brought the war and the "Russian world" to Nova Kakhovka. "Our main task was to bring to justice all those who still continue to give nightmares to the local population and destroy our city. We have shown with our personal experience that it is possible to fight them and that we have succeeded in doing so. We will definitely come back to Nova Kakhovka and raise the Ukrainian flag," they concluded.

As a reminder, Leontiev, the former head of the occupation administration, was killed by a planted explosive on October 1, 2025. The collaborator was known for his crimes, in particular, for ordering the Russian military to kidnap and torture the mayor of Beryslav, Oleksandr Shapovalov, in March 2022. After completing the mission, the Resistance Movement group was successfully evacuated to the territory controlled by Ukraine.

According to the Center for Investigative Journalism, on <b>Leontyev </b>'s order, the occupiers seized Shapovalov, handcuffed him, coerced him to cooperate, and illegally kept him in inhumane conditions for his pro-Ukrainian position.

"Around 11:30 on the same day, I was brought to the office of the mayor of Nova Kakhovka, where Vladimir Leontiev and about ten other Russians in military uniforms were present. I was accused of being a representative of the Right Sector and not providing buses to transport people to events in support of the Russian invaders. I explained that I have a pro-Ukrainian position and refused to cooperate with the occupation authorities. Leontyev and other Russians did not respond to any of my objections. Then Leontyev ordered me to be "locked up" for 30 days, and to conduct a search at home, and then take me to Russia," Oleksandr Shapovalov was quoted as saying in the court's verdict.

In the building of the Novokakhovka City Council, the mayor of Beryslav was handcuffed and taken to the seized Kakhovka District Police Department. There, the Russians mocked him, threatening to shoot him and constantly interrogated him.

Катерина Глушко