The mayor of Morshansk resigned. Earlier, he told the sister of a participant in the war in Ukraine that he died “for the sports fields and embankment.”
The mayor of Morshansk, Tambov region, Alexey Bannikov, submitted his resignation. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to a source close to the regional government. According to the publication’s interlocutor, the official was fired due to the “tough position” of Governor Maxim Egorov. On June 20, the mayor of Morshansk met with the sister of a city resident who died in the war in Ukraine and presented her with the Order of Courage.