Russian occupation forces ramped up administrative and policing measures on temporarily occupied territory of Kherson Oblast, replacing some Russian Armed Forces units with Rosgvardiya units.

Russian occupation forces are also ramping up administrative and policing measures on the temporarily Russian-occupied territory of Kherson Oblast. In order to facilitate this, several units of the Russian Armed Forces will be replaced by units of the Russian Guards [also known as Rosgvardiya].

Ukrainian authorities detained the deputy mayor of Kherson who is suspected of collaborationism with Russian troops.

The suspect helped establish communal and housing services for the occupation administration and illegally established law enforcement agencies in March.

If found guilty, the official faces from 10 to 12 years in prison.

Volodymyr Pepel was detained and informed of suspicion of aiding the aggressor state under Article 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine for collaborating with Russian occupation authorities.

A court chose detention as a preventive measure for Pepel on November 29.