During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia set up a series of pro-Russian temporary administrative agencies in the Ukrainian territory that it occupied.
According to Ukrainian media reports, on February 27, the mayor of Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, Gennady Matsegora (Геннадій Мацегора) negotiated with the Russian army to surrender the city without bloodshed, and in return he will remain as mayor of the city.[1]
According to international media reports, on March 12, the Russian army set up a temporary administrative agency in Melitopol and appointed Galina Danilchenko as the mayor of the city, while the elected Ukrainian mayor, Ivan Fedorov, was arrested by the Russian army.[2]
On March 26, 2022, the authorities of the Republic of Crimea announced that the Russia established a "Kherson military-civilian administrative agency" in the Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast, and the pro-Russian politician Volodymyr Saldo was appointed governor.
On April 22, Dmitry Belik, a member of the State Duma, stated that after the end of the "special military operation", Russia will restore the Crimea Federal District to annex Southern and Eastern Ukraine.[3] Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously stated that Russia had no intention to occupy Ukraine whatsoever.[4]
- ^ "Mayor of Kupiansk who surrendered his city to invaders indicted for treason". Ukrayinska Pravda. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ Folmar, Chloe (2022-03-11). "Mayor of Ukrainian city Melipotol detained by Russians". The Hill. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Война. Главные события (обновляется ежедневно)". 2022-03-31. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Путин врал, что войны с Украиной не будет. Хронология обмана – DW – 24.02.2022". DW News (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-10-15.