Illegally suspended Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov said he has received official confirmation that he does not hold Russian citizenship.
He explained that, due to the absence of diplomatic relations with Moscow and a prolonged lack of response from Ukrainian state authorities, his legal team was forced to turn to third countries that maintain contacts with Russia. Through these channels, an official inquiry was submitted to Russian state registries. According to Trukhanov, a reply was received on December 30 stating that he does not possess Russian citizenship.
Following this, he applied to the citizenship commission demanding a review of the earlier decision and that President Volodymyr Zelensky be informed that he is not a Russian citizen.