Overview

• A memorial service for Vladimir Leontyev was held at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol on October 3.
• Kherson region governor Vladimir Saldo attended the ceremony and said on Telegram that Leontyev died in hospital after a Ukrainian drone attack.
• Regional ombudsman Sergey Georgiev characterized the incident as terrorism, while Senator Konstantin Basyuk lauded Leontyev’s patriotism.
• Leontyev was born on January 22, 1964, previously worked as an entrepreneur in Ukraine, and received the Order of Courage.
• He headed Nova Kakhovka’s military-civil administration from spring 2022 and was elected chairman of the council of deputies in September 2023 after surviving earlier assassination attempts, including a 2023 strike with M982 Excalibur shells.