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Odesa Mayor Faces Citizenship Revocation Amid Corruption Claims

10/13/2025

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Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov faces Ukrainian citizenship revocation after a presidential commission recommended it for alleged possession of a Russian passport.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to sign the decree revoking his citizenship soon.
Trukhanov denies the claims, saying he has never held Russian citizenship.
He also faces multiple corruption charges, including inflated property deals.
Odesa City Council Secretary Ihor Koval is poised to become acting mayor following Trukhanov's ousting.

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Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov faces Ukrainian citizenship revocation after a presidential commission recommended it for alleged possession of a Russian passport.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to sign the decree revoking his citizenship soon.
Trukhanov denies the claims, saying he has never held Russian citizenship.
He also faces multiple corruption charges, including inflated property deals.
Odesa City Council Secretary Ihor Koval is poised to become acting mayor following Trukhanov's ousting.