The mayor of the city of Balakliya, Kharkiv region, Ivan Stolbovoy, was informed in absentia of suspicion of high treason for collaborating with the occupiers.

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According to the investigation, Stolbovoy went over to the side of the invaders and called for a "

In November 2015, a man was elected Balakleya mayor of the Izyumsky district of the Kharkiv region. However, during the occupation of the city by the Russian troops in March, the measure decided to go over to the side of the enemy.

Thus, he provided voluntary consent to the exercise of the powers of the mayor in the supported by the occupation regime.

On March 28, Stolbovoy held a meeting of the leadership of the Balakliya City Council, during which he agitated his deputies for a loyal attitude towards both the occupying forces and the Russian Federation as a whole.

On the same day, he held a meeting of local residents and announced the issuance of "