Criminal proceedings have been opened on treason against the leaders of the settlement military-civilian administration in Luhansk region, the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) reports.

"The Specialized Prosecutor's Office of the Joint Forces has launched an investigation against the head of Stanytsia Luhanska settlement military-civilian administration and his two deputies on the fact of high treason (Part 1 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) said on the Telegram channel.

The report notes that the leaders of the village administration "deliberately committed and continue to commit actions aimed at damaging the sovereignty, territorial integrity, inviolability, defense capability, state, economic and information security of Ukraine."

"Under the conditions of martial law, these representatives of local authorities went over to the side of the aggressor country. They provide assistance to the occupying forces with a material and technical base," the Prosecutor General's Office said in a statement.