Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin, after the appearance of information about the suspicion of former Odesa mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov, confirmed that the former Odesa city mayor had been notified of the suspicion, UNN writes.
On September 30, nine people died in Odesa. And the fault for this is not a natural disaster, but official negligence. Today, the former mayor of Odesa was notified of the suspicion. He had been in office for years, knew all the problems like no one else, but did not solve them. This is not about negligence, it is about criminal negligence that led to people's deaths.
The Prosecutor General told the stories of the victims' families whose lives were taken by the elements.
According to him, it is about the terrible story of a family of IDPs from Kurakhove.
"They were fleeing the war, seeking safety. Mother, father, eight-year-old daughter, grandmother and grandfather. The water flow broke the door, jammed the windows. In a few minutes, they were trapped. The mother hugged her daughter, the grandfather held the grandmother's hand. Unfortunately, no one could survive," the Prosecutor General said.
An inspector of Ukrzaliznytsia also died.
"When her car was flooded, she told her husband on the phone, 'I'll walk.' These were her last words. He searched for her for 4 hours and found her 100 meters from the road. Only silent pain - the 23-year-old girl was washed away by the water right in front of her boyfriend's eyes," the video message says.
Another woman died in her own home - she did not manage to get out of it. "A tram depot nurse was simply washed away on her way from work," the Prosecutor General noted.
9 lives. 9 Ukrainians killed by negligence. This is not just a tragedy. This is a childhood cut short. First by war, and then by water. These are ruined destinies, unborn children, and a life with a terrible feeling of loss that no one and nothing can ever bring back. This is a verdict to a system that for years turned a blind eye to broken drains, to reports without action, to indifference without responsibility. The guilty will definitely be named. Punishment is also inevitable. We remember everyone.
Addition
In early October, heavy torrential rains hit Odesa, which claimed the lives of 9 people. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had ordered a full investigation after the death of nine people due to bad weather in Odesa.
Also, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree regarding persons who have confirmed Russian citizenship. Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov's Ukrainian citizenship was terminated based on materials from the Security Service of Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the SBU has sufficient evidence of Russian citizenship of the former Odesa mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov. Based on this, a decision was made on his resignation, as the Head of State could not entrust the management of Odesa to a person with Russian citizenship.