Odesa Mayor Arrested for Corruption by Ukrainian Prosecutors

The mayor of Odesa, Gennadiy Trukhanov, has been arrested in a major corruption case dating from before the Russian invasion. Trukhanov is accused of misappropriating budget funds of over 92 million Ukrainian hryvnia. The case has been dragging on for two years and is one of the main corruption investigations in Ukraine. Trukhanov was elected mayor of Odesa shortly after the Maidan revolution and has been considered a highly controversial political figure for years.