Overview

• The Security Service of Ukraine said a presidential citizenship commission ended Hennadiy Trukhanov’s Ukrainian citizenship, citing evidence including a valid Russian international passport issued in 2015 and a Russian tax ID, with the decision approved by presidential decree.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he will name a head of an Odesa city military administration soon after a security briefing, and he instructed top commanders to assess the legal basis for creating the body.
• Several Ukrainian outlets reported that Dnipropetrovsk regional military chief Serhiy Lysak is a likely pick to lead the Odesa administration, a move not officially confirmed.
• Trukhanov denies holding Russian citizenship, calls the documents fabricated, and says he will challenge the revocation in Ukrainian courts and, if necessary, at the European Court of Human Rights.
• He asserts he remains in office until the Odesa City Council formally acknowledges the citizenship decision and votes to terminate his powers, as a presidential petition on his status surpassed the 25,000-signature threshold.