Mayor of Russian Krasnodar, 44-year-old Andrei Alekseenko, the invaders decided to appoint the head of the government of the Kharkiv region occupied by the Russian army. This is reported by the publication " Realities».

An anonymous source in the mayor's office of Krasnodar confirmed to the journalists of the publication that Andrei Alekseenko will head the so-called Council of Ministers of the Administration of the Kharkiv region. Another editorial source, who also wished to remain anonymous, said that Alekseenko was considered as a candidate for several posts, as a result, he was tentatively agreed to the post of chairman of the Council of Ministers..

The administration of Krasnodar and the Krasnodar Territory does not officially comment on the transfer of Alekseenko at the moment.

Interestingly, on July 30, Alekseenko himself wrote in his Telegram about his visit to Kupyansk, Kharkov region, saying that the Krasnodar Territory took over the region and delivered humanitarian aid to the occupied Ukrainian city. He also published a video of his arrival in Kupyansk.

The publication also reports that since December 2021, a criminal case has been ongoing against Alekseenko on charges of taking a bribe..

Recall that Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, was under occupation almost from the first days of the full-scale invasion of the Russian army into Ukraine.. Inhabitants of the city were forcibly deported to Russia in the spring. And recently, Ukrainian law enforcement officers notified in absentia of suspicion of collaborative activities of the former mayor of Kupyansk, whom the occupiers appointed as the pseudo-head of the occupied UTC in the Kharkiv region.