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Ukraine detains Kherson official suspected of aiding Russian occupiers

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a statue in the central square after Russia's military retreat from Kherson, Ukraine November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Ukraine has detained a deputy head of newly liberated Kherson's city council on suspicion of aiding and abetting Russian occupation forces that seized control of the city in March, Ukraine's state prosecutor said on Tuesday.

The Kherson official, who was not named in the statement, cooperated with the occupation authorities and helped with the functioning of public services under the Russians, the prosecutor said.

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