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Red Cross: Mayor Of Ukrainian City Of Kherson Is In Russian Custody

Kherson Mayor Ihor Kolykhayev (file photo)
Kherson Mayor Ihor Kolykhayev (file photo)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed that the mayor of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, Ihor Kolykhayev, is in Russian custody, the mayor's son Svyatoslav said on September 17. Ukrainian authorities said in July last year that occupying Russian forces had detained Ihor Kolykhayev after he refused to collaborate with them. Svyatoslav Kolykhayev said the ICRC had officially confirmed his father's status on September 13, adding that both the mayor's health state and his exact whereabouts remain unknown. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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