Trukhanov is suspected of embezzlement of property through abuse of power.
Journalists at Ukrayinska Pravda, a Ukrainian online news outlet, report they can prove the mayor of Ukraine’s major seaport and resort city of Odesa, Gennady Trukhanov, is, in fact, a holder of a Russian passport.
Agents of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have been conducting searches at home and in the office of Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov since Monday morning, according to a source.
Protesters demanded the resignation of Odesa Mayor Hennady Trukhanov and prosecution for those responsible for the death of three children killed in a fire that erupted at a local summer camp presumably over a failure of fire alarm systems, procurement of which was overseen by city authorities.