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Kherson official's death reported amid counteroffensive
Summary
A look back at the reported death of Kirill Stremousov, a Russian-installed deputy administration head, and the decree that followed.
What did Russian officials say about the death of Kirill Stremousov, and what followed? On 10 November 2022, the day after the announcement, the report was still among the notable developments in the war in southern Ukraine.
On 9 November 2022, Russian officials said that Stremousov, deputy head of the Kherson military–civilian administration, had been killed in a car crash while travelling to Crimea. The same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree posthumously awarding him the Order of Courage.
The wider context
The announcement came during the Ukrainian southern counteroffensive. Ukraine had launched that military operation on 29 August 2022 to expel Russian forces occupying the southern regions of Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts.
The account of Stremousov's death was the one given by Russian officials, who attributed it to a road accident on the way to Crimea. The presidential decree on the award was issued within the same day.
