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Month: June 2022

Ukrainian mayor of Kherson detained as Russian-run region prepares for referendum

By Tim Lister and Sanyo Fylyppov, CNN The elected Ukrainian mayor of Kherson was arrested Tuesday, according to pro-Russian officials in the city, hours before the region’s Russian-backed administration announced plans for a referendum. Ihor Kolykhaiev’s arrest comes amid growing efforts by the Russian-appointed authorities in the region to strip it of Ukrainian associations, as

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