One of the heads of the administration established by the Russian occupiers in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine fled to Russia, where he recorded a message about the “useless counteroffensive” of the armed forces of Kyiv.

Kyrylo Stremousov in VoronezhPhoto: Twitter

The situation came to the attention of netizens after the deputy head of the Kherson city administration Kyrylo Stremousov filmed his address against the background of a wide landscape, the famous Annunciation Cathedral in the Russian city of Voronezh. easy to identify on the background.

The Annunciation Cathedral, reconstructed in 1998-2009 after it was destroyed by the Soviet authorities in the 1950s, is one of the tallest Orthodox churches in the world.

Ukrainian vlogger and activist Serhiy Sternenko managed to track down the exact location of the Kherson official, showing that he was staying at the Marriott Hotel in Voronezh. He also wonders why this hotel chain, registered in the US, has not ceased operations in Russia, like hundreds of other Western companies.

KyivPost journalists report that in his video, Stremousov talked about the “useless counteroffensive of Ukrainian Nazis” in Kherson after the first information about it appeared on Monday.

The deputy head of the Kherson Regional State Administration announced a “referendum” on unification with Russia

Kyrylo Stremousov became famous in Russia after he was repeatedly quoted by Russian state press agencies as having announced a June 7 referendum on unification with Russia, which local authorities want to organize.

It was the official installed by the invading army who also announced in May that local authorities would begin issuing Russian passports to Khersonese who want to obtain Russian citizenship.

Later in May, the occupation authorities began issuing Russian passports to the residents of Kherson, but faced significant difficulties after the residents refused to participate in issuing them.

Kyrylo Stremousov also announced the repeated shelling by Ukrainians from the HIMARS systems of the strategic Antoniv bridge across the Dnipro and its closure on July 27.

Earlier in August, he reported that the authorities were going to open the bridge after its repair, but the Ukrainians hit it again.

On Monday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a large-scale counteroffensive in the south of the Kherson region.

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