One of the top Russian-appointed officials has been killed in the occupied Ukrainian territory, according to Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-appointed leader of the Kherson region, and the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
“It’s hard for me to say that Kirill Stremusov died today. He died on the territory of the Kherson region while driving a car that had an accident,” Sardo wrote on Telegram said in the statement.
Saldo called the Russian-appointed deputy head of the region, Stremusov, “one of the smartest people who can tell people the truth about what’s going on in the Kherson region.”
Stremusov died in a traffic accident, the press secretary of the head of the region said, according to Russia’s TASS news agency.
According to Russian state media company Vesti (VGTRK), according to Kherson Regional Health Minister Vadim Ilmiyev, Stremusov was in the midst of a battle between Kherson, Crimea and Ajunyansk. Accident on the highway, killed.
Valeria Petrusevich, head of the nonprofit Good Peace-Crimean Volunteers, also wrote on her Telegram channel: “Kirson Region Deputy Governor Kirill Stremousov has passed away. The news is that Exactly, I know personally. It was an accident. More on that later.”
Stremusov, a Ukrainian who quickly sided with Russian occupation when Kherson fell early in the invasion, has become one of the most outspoken and outspoken Russian appointees.
As deputy head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Stremusov was prominent in organizing and supporting Russia’s referendum announcing the annexation of Kherson, most recently during the Ukrainian army’s evacuation of Kherson civilians to the West Bank important role. Dnieper River.
“Most of the residents who decided to stay in Kherson are only now starting to realize the seriousness of the situation and my warning,” Stremusov said on Tuesday.
Stremousov frequently writes on Telegram, describing Ukrainian officials and troops as “Nazis” and “Fascists.” But he also criticized the Russian military for mistakes. He blamed Kherson’s military setbacks on “incompetent commanders” who did not take responsibility for their mistakes.
Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozaev said Stremusov “was a true patriot of Russia, brave and fearless, he kept in touch under all circumstances and felt it was his duty to give Residents of the Kherson area were informed about what was going on. This morning as well. . This is an irreparable loss.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Stremusov released a video about the situation on the front lines, specifically about the fighting around Snykhurivska, north of the city of Kherson, with reports that Ukrainian troops had broken through Russian lines. .
According to Vesti, Stremusov is 45 years old.