The so-called government of Kherson spreads this thesis. In particular, the occupying Internet publication News Front distributed information about the cooperation of the Chairman of the Board of JSC "Khersonoblenergo" with Russia and allegedly posted a video of the seizure of Igor Safronov's house. The report of cooperation is false.

The press service of the enterprise denied the information. "Chairman of the Board of JSC "Khersonoblenergo" Ihor Safronov has never cooperated with Russia. At the beginning of April, together with other representatives of the Society's board, he left the Kherson region and remotely managed Khersonoblenergo JSC," the press service reports. The message adds that the company operates by Ukrainian legislation. It is not the first attempt by the occupiers to put pressure on the enterprise. According to the press service, on June 27, representatives of the so-called "Kherson military-civilian administration," with the support of representatives of the FSS RF, seized JSC "Khersonoblenergo," in particular, documentation and accounting. Separate objects were also seized, ensuring the supply and distribution of electric energy to consumers of the Kherson region. The occupation authorities pressure the company's employees and force them to write applications for cooperation. Also, during the seizure, the occupiers "presented" the so-called new head of enterprises, Zhahanovych, who has no relation to the executive bodies of JSC "Khersonoblenergo."