" Predictably, the current mayor Gennady Kernes became it.

Mikhail Dobkin today, September 23, submitted documents to the city election commission as a candidate for mayor of Kharkov. He decided to go as a self-nominated candidate.

Meanwhile, Kirill Gennadievich Kernes headed the list of the political party "

*** Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the ambassadors of the G7 and EU countries about the situation around anti-corruption bodies, the NBU and about preparations for the local elections.

*** In Ukraine, the coronavirus was confirmed in 3497 people per day, 1769 people recovered, 63 died.

In the Kharkiv region, COVID-19 was confirmed in 404 people per day, 326 of them are residents of the city of Kharkiv.

*** Alexander Lukashenko took office as President of Belarus. The inauguration ceremony took place on Wednesday, September 23 at the Palace of Independence in Minsk.

In Minsk, people began to go out to spontaneous protests in connection with the inauguration of Alexander Lukashenko.

Germany, Slovakia and Lithuania did not recognize Lukashenko as the legitimate President of Belarus.

The leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya condemned Lukashenko's inauguration for a sixth term, saying that he is not the legitimate leader of Belarus.

*** The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to exempt Ukrainians from paying the pension fee for the first home purchase.