A resident of Kherson received a verdict in absentia for collaborating with the occupiers.
This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
According to the investigation, in 2022 the man voluntarily agreed to work for the occupying authority and headed the illegally created enterprise “Kherson Railway”.
In this position he transferred the property of the Ukrainian railway under Russian control, rebuilt the enterprise’s operations according to Russian rules, and helped establish rail connections with occupied Crimea.
Also, the railway was used to organize cargo transportation for the needs of the Russian Armed Forces.
In addition, the convicted man converted employee payments to rubles, facilitated obtaining Russian passports, and followed the orders of the occupation administration, the report says.
He was found guilty of assisting the aggressor state (Part 1 of Article 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold positions in state authorities for 15 years.