The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Irpin, Oleksander Markushinis followed by days by a russian dronethat must send geographic coordinates in real time to those who have had the order to kill him. The mayor himself told this in an interview with Repubblica. “They got close a few hours ago,” he said, “It was in the air as I was getting into the car, I heard the hum and after a few seconds bombs rained down. Too close. Fortunately the mortars are inaccurate, otherwise I wouldn’t be here to Shortly after leaving the city following a threecar convoy, I saw out of the corner of my eye that cursed spider suspended in the void, and then I heard the roar of the grade missiles“Markushin, 40, is in charge of the territorial defense forces as mayor. The Grad missiles aimed at him” They didn’t take my car,” he explained, “but a friend of mine died soon afterward. Two people were injured. They were 50 meters from me, I think they were mortars. Unfortunately, bombs don’t choose who to hit.”
Earlier, he recalled, “I had already been shot at my car, so they bombed my house. And he is sure the target was me because around the building where I lived there is no military target or Ukrainian position. And that day I turned down an offer of collaboration sent by the Russians. I sent it back to the sender shamelessly, even writing a Facebook post about it. “I had gone back to sleep a little, but a sudden mission forced me to spend the night on the streets of Irpin. An hour and a half after I left, my house was destroyed by two powerful bombs.”
And the collaboration offered? “Right now the Russians have orders to kidnap the mayors to force them to sign surrender or disadvantageous agreements. When they succeed, they immediately make the story public, they spread it everywhere, because a mayor in Ukraine is like the flagship , his community. always follows him and listens to him. So, showing the people that a mayor has folded and is on the enemy’s side is the best way to weaken the spirit of that territory and conquer it. As for “I”, he said, “they can also kidnap or torture me: I will never sign an agreement with them. I have two children and a mother that I transfer to a safe place just to avoid risks. get out of the house. my Irpin”.
