During March 23-24, most of the deputies of the Energodar City Council resigned their powers, the mayor of the temporarily occupied Energodar Dmitry Orlov reports on Telegram.

According to him, the decision was made due to the inability to work effectively and to avoid the forced use of votes to create the so-called "

“Deputies of different factions explain this difficult, but balanced decision by the impossibility of conscientiously and effectively, within the framework of the current legislation of Ukraine, to fulfill their duties. It is in such conditions that they are placed now, a month after the start of the war.. To prevent the use of their votes under duress - to create any illegal " Energodar is under the control of the aggressor country, and it is precisely this trend on the part of the occupiers that can be traced in the city in recent days,"

The mayor clarified that deputies from the political parties European Solidarity, For the Future, New Politics and part of the representatives of the former Opposition Platform for Life, whose activities were suspended by the decision of the National Security and Defense Council, have resigned..

The mayor added that all the deputies who resigned will continue to engage in public work and help the residents of Energodar.

Orlov also stressed that all protected items of expenditure (wages to employees of utilities and the public sector, utilities) will continue to be financed subject to the work of the State Treasury of Ukraine.

Recall, on March 20, Russian invaders kidnapped Ivan Samoydyuk, deputy mayor of Energodar. On the same day, residents of the city went out to protest, during which the Russian military opened fire in the air and tried to detain several residents of the city..