Last month, Russia replaced the mayor of Henichesk, a seaside town in the occupied Kherson region, with a pro-Russian puppet leader.
The former Ukrainian mayor of Henichesk, Oleksandr Tulupov, was last seen on March 9, according to The Guardian, posing for a photo in a town park with friends. It is unclear the current fate of Tulupov.
The Russians hacked into Henichesk's government website and said Tulupov voluntarily "resigned," the outlet reported. He has since been replaced with a new mayor, Gennady Sivak, who spent the last eight years in Russia-annexed Crimea.
Meanwhile, late last month, Kherson's mayor was relieved of duty, and replaced by Igor Katsyukevich, a Russian deputy from Putin's party, according to The Guardian.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that nearly all of the elected mayors in towns and villages that have been occupied by Russia have since been replaced by Russian military appointees.