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FullscreenElderly residents of occupied Kherson talking to Russian soldiers. The photo was taken during a tour organized by the Russian occupation government. Stock Photography. Photo: AP / TT
An official from the infamous Russian intelligence service FSB takes over control of the Russian-occupied Kherson region, the Kremlin states.
Sergei Yeliseyev becomes “head of government” in Kherson, the Russian occupation forces announce.
51-year-old Yeliseyev has been trained by the FSB and was until now deputy prime minister in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
Alexei Kovalev, a former Ukrainian lawmaker who works with the Russians, becomes his closest man.
The city of Kherson, located near the Russian – occupied Crimean peninsula, was one of the first cities to fall under Russian occupation during the ongoing war of aggression in Ukraine.