Yurii Sobolevskyi, first deputy head of the Kherson Regional Council, said this in a conversation with an Ukrinform correspondent.

"I want to remind men once again that the clock is ticking, and after the 'elections,' the risks of large-scale Russian mobilization will be extremely high. They will fall into a trap. We can see that the occupiers are genuinely preparing for such a mobilization," Sobolevskyi said.

At the same time, he expressed confidence that the Security Service of Ukraine would take action against all Ukrainian citizens who assist the occupiers in organizing the so-called State Duma elections in the temporarily occupied territories.

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As reported, the occupiers have begun preparations in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine for elections to Russia's State Duma, which are scheduled to take place in September.

The Russians have registered 2,700 residents of the temporarily occupied Kherson region for military service.

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