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Court In Odesa Posthumously Sentences Russian-Imposed Administrator To Life Imprisonment


Kirill Stremousov, the former deputy head of the Russian occupation administration in Ukraine's Kherson region, died in a car crash last November.
Kirill Stremousov, the former deputy head of the Russian occupation administration in Ukraine's Kherson region, died in a car crash last November.

The Malinovskiy District Court of Odesa on October 18 said Kirill Stremousov, who died in November last year in a car crash, has been sentenced posthumously to life in prison for treason. The court said on its Facebook page that Stremousov, the former deputy head of the Russian occupation administration in Ukraine's Kherson region, was guilty of "actions deliberately committed to the detriment of sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability, state and information security of Ukraine, and collaborative activities." To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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