Overview

• Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov wrote on Telegram on October 13 that he does not hold Russian citizenship.
• He said his 12 years leading Odesa included passing the highest levels of vetting required for Ukrainian officials.
• Trukhanov asserted that rumors about a Russian passport reappear ahead of significant political processes.
• He has previously claimed President Volodymyr Zelensky sought to strip his Ukrainian citizenship over the alleged Russian passport.
• In 2024, the High Anti-Corruption Court ordered his detention with a large bail and electronic monitoring in a case over the city’s purchase of the Kraian plant building, while a first-instance court later acquitted him in one proceeding.