Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees revoking the citizenship of several people, and the SBU said the action includes Odessa mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov.
• The SBU published an image of a purported Russian passport attributed to Trukhanov, which has not been independently authenticated.
• Loss of citizenship effectively removes the elected mayor from office, and the presidency has initiated the creation of a military administration for the port city.
• Trukhanov denies ever holding a Russian passport and says he will file a legal challenge, citing a prior security service review in 2022.
• Under wartime law, local elections are suspended and municipal mandates extended, and critics including Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko say the measures concentrate power in the presidency.