Kirill Stremousov, who was appointed deputy head of the annexed region of Kherson, attacked the ministers in the defence ministry who were letting down their heroes on the frontline.
Recent fatalities include Ivan Sushko, a wedding toastmaster appointed mayor of a town in the Zaporizhzhia region, who died in August after his car was blown up.
Oksana did not want her children indoctrinated by Russia after Vladimir Putin s invading troops took over her village in southern Ukraine, and then imposed their school curriculum this month.
Scores of Russians infuriated by Putin s barbarity and corruption have defected to Kyiv s side - including captured POWs and even an official in one of Moscow s central financial institutions
IAN BIRRELL: Ukrainians have mounted a staunch defence of their lands using sabotage. They have assassinated Russian officers, conscripts and collaborators and bombed supply lines.