Sienkevych replied to Putin's spokesman: «This creature hasn't understood yet that Mykolaiv does not want to join Russia»

Oleksandr Sienkevych. Photo: NikVesti

The mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, has responded to the words of Kremlin spokesman Dmitrii Peskov, who said that the city's residents allegedly want to join Russia.

He said this during a session of the Mykolaiv City Council on Tuesday, 30 September, according to NikVesti.

Oleksandr Sienkevych reminded that back in 2022, Mykolaiv residents clearly proved their position — the city will remain Ukrainian.

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«This creature hasn't understood yet that back in 2022, Mykolaiv residents clearly expressed their position on Russia and its «accession». The heroic city of Mykolaiv defended its right to be part of Ukraine, showed patriotism and readiness to defend national interests. Such statements are nothing more than empty words», the mayor said.

According to him, a large number of Mykolaiv residents are currently fighting at the frontline, and many have given their lives for the freedom of Ukraine. Therefore, he called the Kremlin's words a manipulation.

Sienkiewicz also stressed that most of the victims of Russian shelling in the city were Russian speakers: «When you talk about «protecting Russian speakers», you forget that it is Russia that kills them».

«The Kremlin's spokesperson himself allows himself to make statements about Mykolaiv region. The killers say that their victims seem to want to «join» them. It's so absurd... It's only interesting that Russians will believe this and really decide that they need to «save» those who allegedly dream of becoming part of this under-empire», said Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych.

As a reminder, the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, said that Tetiana Dombrovska, a member of the «Sanation» group, was behind his criticism on Telegram.

As a reminder, Tetiana Dombrovska, a member of the Mykolaiv City Council, asked the mayor to consider the draft decisions and close the session, which began in August, rather than adding new issues to the council's agenda each time.

It should be noted that on 28 August, members of the Mykolaiv City Council approved the updated structure of the city hall's executive bodies. Later, Tetiana Dombrovska stated that she did not support the draft decision «On streamlining the structure of the Mykolaiv City Council and its executive bodies» (s-dz-001). At the same time, the minutes of the session indicate her vote as «for».