The Malynovskiy district court in the Ukrainian city of Odesa said on November 8 that it had sentenced in absentia the Russia-appointed governor of Ukraine's Kherson Region, Volodymyr Saldo, to 15 years in prison on charges of high treason, collaboration with occupying Russian authorities, and justification of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The 67-year-old Ukrainian politician joined the Russian side after Moscow launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Russian occupying forces currently control a part of the Kherson region. In August last year, Saldo was hospitalized with some reports saying he may have been poisoned.
Ukrainian Court Sentences In Absentia Russia-Appointed Governor Of Kherson Region For Treason
Volodymyr Saldo (file photo)