Alekseenko appointed head of government of Kherson region

The post of Chairman of the Government of the Kherson region was taken by Andrey Alekseenko, who previously headed the Council of Ministers of the Kharkiv region, informs the press service of the regional government in his Telegram channel.

“After the successful holding of the referendum and the solution of the set managerial tasks in the Kherson region as Prime Minister, Sergey Eliseev returns to the Kaliningrad region. Andrey Alekseenko, who previously headed the Council of Ministers of the Kharkiv region, has been appointed as the new Prime Minister,” the message says.

The regional administration added that Eliseev, who became chairman of the local government in early July, will return to the Kaliningrad region, where he previously worked as deputy chief of staff of the regional government. The decision to leave Eliseev was made by the heads of the Kherson and Kaliningrad regions Vladimir Saldo and Anton Alikhanov.

“The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kherson region will be headed by a worthy person and a successful Russian manager who will continue the work of Sergei Eliseev and will establish a peaceful life in the Kherson region, building a system of state power and working for the benefit of the people,” the press service added.

Russia’s special operation in Ukraine began on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the protection of the inhabitants of Donbass, as well as the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, its goals. During the special operation, Russian troops took control of the LPR, as well as most of the DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Subsequently, these territories became part of Russia, and on October 19 martial law was introduced in the regions.

However, on November 9, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson to the left bank of the Dnieper after Sergei Surovikin, commander of the Joint Group of Russian Forces, made a report on the situation in the special operation zone. On November 11, the Ministry of Defense announced the completion of the withdrawal of troops from the city.