The mayor of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region, Ruslan Trebushkin, whose powers were suspended in September 2022, recorded a video message in russian to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling for peace and "letting people live."
In his message, published on Facebook, Trebushkin noted that many residents of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad have left the region, but some of the population continues to live there, despite shelling and the lack of heat and water supply. According to him, these people "hope for peace," although, as he claims, "the statistics provided by our President say that the majority of Ukrainians want war."
Trebushkin also appealed directly to Zelenskyy, emphasizing that residents of the Pokrovsk community and "the majority of Ukrainians" are allegedly "tired of war" and yearn for peace. He added: "Volodymyr Oleksandrovych, we believe in you. Make peace and let people live."
The video caused a mixed reaction among social media users. Some criticized the former mayor for speaking in russian and for not having been to Pokrovsk for a long time.
As Free Radio notes, Trebushkin officially remains the mayor of Pokrovsk, but after the creation of the city's military administration, his powers were suspended.
In response to Trebushkin's statement, the Pokrovsk city military administration stressed that they were doing everything possible to bring victory closer and support the President and the government "in their pursuit of peace as soon as possible."
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on February 23, U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff said that the U.S. was "very close" to reaching a peace agreement between russia and Ukraine. According to him, each side must make concessions in order to reach a peace agreement, these could be economic or territorial compromises.
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