Kherson Residents Charged with Collaborating in Occupation Elections

The Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office has served two residents of the region with a notice of suspicion in absentia for collaboration.

According to the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, according to the investigation, in 2023, they took an active part in organizing and conducting illegal "elections" of the Russian president in the temporarily occupied left-bank part of Kherson region.

One of the suspects worked as a "member of the precinct election commission" in the village of Brylivka. She was campaigning for local residents, distributing ballots and explaining how to fill them out. Another defendant held the position of "deputy chairman" of the same pseudo-commission and controlled the entire process, including counting ballots and transferring the "results" to the occupation administration.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing and is being carried out by the SBU Office in Kherson region.

Recently, four former law enforcement officers from the Kherson region were accused of collaborating with the occupiers. They sided with the enemy during the temporary occupation of the region in 2022 and began working in the illegal "Genichesk District Police Department" controlled by the Russians.

Earlier, the Security Service of Ukraine exposed and served suspicion notices to three residents of Kherson region who cooperated with the occupiers and took administrative positions in illegal authorities.

In addition, law enforcement officers served suspicion notices to two residents of Kherson who worked for the enemy in the "police department" during the occupation of the city. These are a 37-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man. They are 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