Biography:Kirill Stremousov

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Kirill Stremousov
Кирилл Стремоусов
Кирилл Стремоусов 2020.png
Stremousov in 2020
Deputy Head of the Kherson Military-Civilian Administration
Assumed office
26 April 2022
HeadVolodymyr Saldo
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born (1976-12-26) 26 December 1976 (age 47)
Holmivskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Political party
  • Socialist Party of Ukraine (2018–2019)
  • Derzhava (2021–present)
Alma materTernopil Academy of National Economy

Kirill Sergeyevich Stremousov (Russian: Кирилл Сергеевич Стремоусов, Ukrainian: Кирило Сергійович Стремоусов; born 26 December 1976) is a Ukrainian pro-Russian separatist politician and blogger serving as the deputy head of the Kherson Military-Civilian Administration, a Russian military occupation zone on the territory of the Kherson Oblast in Ukraine since 26 April 2022.[1] He is wanted by the Ukrainian police for treason.[2] It was reported on 30 August 2022 that he had apparently fled to Russia.

Biography

Stremousov was born on 26 December 1976 in Holmivskyi, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR.[3] He graduated from the Ternopil Academy of National Economy. He owned a fish feed company for five years. Stremousov later became the head of the Genetic Fish Inspectorate. In 2007, he was given a leading position in Kyiv's Fisheries Committee. Shortly after, he resigned and left for Kherson.[4]

Following his arrival to Kherson, Stremousov founded an NGO "Tavria News" and went on a trip to the Americas. After returning from America, he conducted seminars on a mystical approach to a healthy lifestyle and became a follower of the post-Soviet neo-Pagan and neo-Stalinist conspiracy theory Conception of Social Security (Russian: Концепция общественной безопасности). In 2013, Stremousov was one of the organizers of the "Russian runs", which were to show Kherson the "strength of the Russian spirit".[4] In December 2013, he founded the organization "For the President", which provided explicit support to President Viktor Yanukovych.[3]

In January 2016, he co-founded the Ukrainian Center for Environmental Self-Defense.[2] In February 2017, he beat a police officer during a fight in the city council. On 21 May 2018, Stremousov shot a man with a traumatic pistol[clarification needed] in the Genichesk district. On 6 April he was involved in the attack on the SBU convoy.[5][2]

On 8 October 2018 he was named the head of the Kherson branch of the Socialist Party of Ukraine.[3]

On 18 January 2019, he was part of a group that fired at the Novy Den newspaper in Kherson.[3] For this he was suspected of hooliganism.[2]

In January 2019, he was expelled from the Socialist Party of Ukraine.[3] In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election he was a candidate for the People's Deputy of Ukraine as a self-nominated candidate in the 82nd contituency, receiving 1.74% of the vote.[3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Stremousov started promoting anti-vaccination beliefs and conspiracy theories.[3] In his videos he accused the authorities of spreading Covid-19, spoke about "US biolabs in Ukraine", and urged residents not to wear masks and not to adhere to restrictions.[2]

On 18 June 2020, he attacked journalist Dmytro Bagnenko and was involved in a criminal case under the article on obstruction of the journalist's work. In August 2020, the SBU conducted searches of Stremousov's properties as part of criminal proceedings to expose the Russian FSB.[3]

In the 2020 local elections he unsuccessfully ran for the post of mayor of Kherson as a self-nominated candidate.[6]

He became a member of the pro-Russian Derzhava party in 2021.[7]

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the occupation of Kherson Oblast, Stremousov took a pro-Russian position. On 16 March 2022, Stremousov and other local pro-Russian activists held a meeting of the collaborationist Salvation Committee for Peace and Order in the building of the Kherson Regional Administration.[8] On 17 March 2022, the Ukrainian government accused Stremousov of treason for his role in this meeting and opened criminal proceedings against him.[2][9]

On 26 April 2022, Stremousov was named the deputy president (governor) of the Kherson Military-Civilian Administration.[10] In an indication of an intended split from Ukraine, on 28 Аpril Stremousov announced that from May the region would switch its currency to the Russian ruble. Additionally, citing unnamed reports that alleged discrimination against Russian speakers, Stremousov said that "reintegrating the Kherson region back into a Nazi Ukraine is out of the question".[11] On 11 May 2022, Kirill Stremousov announced his readiness to turn to President Vladimir Putin with a request for Kherson Oblast to join the Russian Federation, noting that there would be no creation of the "Kherson People's Republic" or referendums regarding this matter.[12][13][14][15] After this announcement, leaflets started appearing around Kherson offering a ₴500,000 reward for Stremousov's assassination.[9][16]

On 30 May, he spoke about exporting grain from Kherson to Russia: “We have space to store (the new crop) although we have a lot of grain here. People are now partially taking it out, having agreed with those who buy it from the Russian side." Stremousov also worked on selling sunflower seeds. [17]

On 3 June 2022, Stremousov was sanctioned by the European Union for providing support and promoting policies that undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.[18][19]

Analysis of a video made by Stremousov during the Ukrainian counter-attack on Kherson started on 29 August 2022 shows landmarks in the background that identify the location as the Marriott Hotel at 38 Revolyutsii Avenue, Voronezh, a city in southwestern Russia 550 miles (890 km) from Kherson. This is interpreted as being due to his having fled.[20] When asked about his location, Stremousov said he was "travelling around Russian cities, meeting different people for work".[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Kherson Mentally Ill Freak Became a Key Russian Invaders’ Servant - Arc" (in en-US). Arc. 2022-04-26. https://arc.construction/30063. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Стремоусов Кирило Сергійович — Державний зрадник України, інформація про зраду | Реєстр Держзрадників і ПолітХаб" (in uk). ПолітХаб (PolitHub). June 2022. https://www.chesno.org/politician/157618/.  Timeline of Stremousov's actions.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Связи с криминалом под прикрытием медиа: что известно про гауляйтера Херсонщины Кирилла Стремоусова" (in ru). 2022-05-11. https://telegraf.com.ua/ukraina/2022-05-11/5704854-svyazi-s-kriminalom-pod-prikrytiem-media-chto-izvestno-pro-gaulyaytera-khersonshchiny-kirilla-stremousova. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Беца-Білоусенко, Отар Довженко, Ольга (2021-08-31). "Проросійський трикстер, конспіролог і ватажок антиваксів. Хто такий Кирило Стремоусов" (in uk). https://ms.detector.media/trendi/post/28056/2021-08-31-prorosiyskyy-trykster-konspirolog-i-vatazhok-antyvaksiv-khto-takyy-kyrylo-stremousov/. 
  5. ↑ "Рух «Чесно» зібрав список держзрадників Херсонщини, в ньому є генічанин" (in uk). https://henichesk.city/articles/206191/ruh-chesno-zibrav-spisok-derzhzradnikiv-hersonschini-v-nomu-ye-genichanin. 
  6. ↑ "Вибори-2020 у Херсоні: попередні результати голосування, явка та порушення" (in uk). 2020-10-28. https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/vibori-2020-u-hersoni-poperedni-rezultati-golosuvannya-yavka-ta-porushennya-1655012.html. 
  7. ↑ "Ви запитували, куди дівся Кирило Стремоусов? Він подався до проросійської партії «Держава»" (in uk). https://kavun.city/blogs/148830/vi-zapituvali-kudi-divsya-kirilo-stremousov-vin-podavsya-do-prorosijskoi-partii-derzhava. 
  8. ↑ "«Комитет спасения»: Херсонские коллаборанты сыграли еще один спектакль для российских пропагандистов – Depo.ua" (in ru). https://herson.depo.ua/rus/herson/komitet-spaseniya-khersonski-kolaboranti-zigrali-shche-odnu-vistavu-dlya-rosiyskikh-propagandistiv-202203161434338. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Steavenson, Wendell; Rodionova, Marta (27 May 2022). "Collaborators, demonstrators, soldiers, spies: life under Russian occupation". https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/05/27/collaborators-demonstrators-soldiers-spies-life-under-russian-occupation. 
  10. ↑ "Ставленник Кремля заявил, что никаких референдумов в Херсонской области не планируется" (in ru). https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2022/04/28/7342583/. 
  11. ↑ Vasilyeva, Nataliya (2022-04-28). "Occupied Kherson will switch to Russian currency, puppet government says" (in en-GB). The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/04/28/occupied-kherson-will-switch-russian-currency-next-month-puppet/. 
  12. ↑ "Оккупационные власти Херсона заявили о плане вступить в состав России" (in ru). https://www.svoboda.org/a/predstavitelj-okkupatsionnyh-vlastey-hersona-zayavil-o-namerenii-vklyuchitj-region-v-sostav-rossii/31844461.html. 
  13. ↑ "Institute for the Study of War" (in en). http://dev-isw.bivings.com/. 
  14. ↑ "Russia uses collaborators to ‘ask Putin’ for annexation of entire Kherson oblast". https://khpg.org//en/1608810544. 
  15. ↑ "Kherson: How is Russia imposing its rule in occupied Ukraine?" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2022-05-11. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-61338617. 
  16. ↑ "Leaflets promising an award for Stremousov's head appear in Kherson". 11 May 2022. https://imi.org.ua/en/news/leaflets-promising-an-award-for-stremousov-s-head-appear-in-kherson-i45524. 
  17. ↑ Vasilyeva, Nataliya (2022-05-30). "Russian-controlled Kherson region in Ukraine starts grain exports to Russia - TASS". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/pro-moscow-kherson-region-starts-grain-exports-russia-tass-2022-05-30/. 
  18. ↑ COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/883
  19. ↑ "Евросоюз ввел санкции против Алины Кабаевой и основателя "Яндекса"" (in ru). https://www.svoboda.org/a/evrosoyuz-vvel-sanktsii-protiv-aliny-kabaevoy-i-osnovatelya-yandeksa-/31882031.html. 
  20. ↑ van Brugen, Isabel (30 August 2022). "Russia-Installed Kherson Leader Has Fled to Russia, Video Analysis Suggests". https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-installed-kherson-leader-has-fled-to-russia-video-analysis-suggests/ar-AA11h8ho. 
  21. ↑ Koshiw, Isobel; Sauer, Pjotr (31 August 2022). "Ukrainian adviser warns progress will be slow as southern counterattack begins". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/30/zelenskiy-tells-russian-forces-to-flee-as-ukraine-counteroffensive-begins-in-kherson. 




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