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Sumy Oblast official released from Russian captivity.

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Chairman of Okhtyrka District Council Serhiy Kirichko was released after a week of captivity by Russian forces, detained in a basement, according to Servant of the People party chairman Olena Shuliak. The official is reported to have returned immediately back to work.

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