Former Odesa mayor Trukhanov charged with negligence, report says
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Two weeks after being stripped of Ukrainian citizenship, Former Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov was charged with official negligence on Oct. 28, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported, citing unnamed sources.
Local Odesa media earlier said the charges relate to an allegation of official negligence and that searches were also conducted at homes and offices of several Odesa City Council employees. Reporters said Trukhanov received the charge sheet in the parking lot of the Ark Spa complex in the city.
A court could decide on pretrial detention for him on Oct. 29, although officials have not yet confirmed the date.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 27 that Ukraine’s SBU security service has sufficient evidence proving that former Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov holds Russian citizenship.
Trukhanov’s citizenship
On Oct. 13, Trukhanov announced that the presidential commission was planning to review his case amid reports that he might hold Russian citizenship.
A day later, the SBU confirmed that Trukhanov’s Ukrainian citizenship had been revoked based on their findings.
Trukhanov said he intends to challenge the decision in court and would remain in office until removed by the city council.
On Oct. 15, Zelenskyy signed a decree appointing Serhiy Lysak, former head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, as chief of the Odesa City Military Administration.
That same day, investigative journalist Christo Grozev suggested that Trukhanov’s Russian passport might be a forgery, possibly fabricated by Russia to discredit him.
Sources told NV that Trukhanov possessed at least three internal Russian passports, copies of which were obtained by the publication.
On Oct. 16, the Odesa City Council announced that City Council Secretary Ihor Koval would temporarily serve as acting mayor.
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