Morshansk Mayor Told Military Man's Sister He Died in Ukraine for "Bridge and Embankment." After Scandal, Official Refused to Apologize, Woman Supports Him
The sister of a soldier from Morshansk, Tambov Oblast, who died in the war in Ukraine, Ekaterina Shcherbakova, said that she has no complaints against the city's mayor, Aleksey Bannikov, after he said that the man died "for the bridge and the embankment." The story was shown on a local TV channel, and Tverdy Znak Tambov drew attention to it. On June 20, the official met with the deceased's sister and presented her with the Order of Courage.