Overview

• Ukraine’s Security Service said it built a proof base and published an image of a Russian passport it alleges belongs to Gennadiy Trukhanov.
• Trukhanov denied holding Russian citizenship, announced court appeals up to the European Court of Human Rights, and said he will continue as mayor until the city council records the change.
• A Ukrainian legal expert argued that loss of citizenship does not by itself terminate a mayor’s mandate and that a council procedure is required, creating room for legal challenges.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will soon appoint a head of a city military administration for Odesa, citing unresolved security issues.
• Local outlets reported protests urging Trukhanov’s removal and noted a petition seeking to strip his citizenship that reached 25,000 signatures in less than a day.