Kirill Stremousov

Kirill Stremousov
Кирилл Стремоусов
Stremousov in 2020
Deputy Head of the Kherson Military-Civilian Administration
In office
26 April 2022  9 November 2022
HeadVolodymyr Saldo
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born(1976-12-26)26 December 1976
Holmivskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died9 November 2022(2022-11-09) (aged 45)
Henichesk, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
Cause of deathTraffic collision
Resting placeSimferopol, Crimea
NationalityUkrainian, Russian (2022)
Political party
Alma materTernopil Academy of National Economy
AwardsOrder of Courage (posthumous)

Kirill Sergeyevich Stremousov (Russian: Кирилл Сергеевич Стремоусов, IPA: [strʲɪmɐˈusəf], Ukrainian: Кирило Сергійович Стремоусов, romanized: Kyrylo Serhiyovych Stremousov; 26 December 1976 – 9 November 2022) was a Ukrainian-born blogger and politician who served as the deputy head of the Kherson military–civilian administration in Russian-occupied Ukraine from 26 April 2022 until his death on 9 November 2022, just before Russia ordered a retreat from Kherson.

Prior to the war, Stremousov was a prolific blogger, known in fringe Ukrainian political circles for his promotion of conspiracy theories in support of Russian nationalism and against COVID-19 restrictions. He was also known for his involvement in numerous violent incidents, variously as the victim or the perpetrator.