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Russian war veteran appointed mayor through Kremlin program ousted after raising corruption allegations

Meduza22 October 2026, 13:02 UTCRussia

Nikita Gorelov, the mayor of the town of Sosnovka and a graduate of the presidential personnel program “Time of Heroes” for participants in the war against Ukraine, was dismissed, he announced on his Telegram channel.

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