One of the DPR leaders and founders of Novorossiya Pavlo Gubarev has reported the disappearance of his wife Kateryna Gubareva

Pavlo Gubarev is barely more famous in eastern Ukraine than his wife. He rose to prominence in 2014 when he declared himself "people's governor" shortly after Euromaidan. However, he has not gained real power.

He is now "at war" with formations of the self-proclaimed DNR, while his wife has taken up a post in the occupation administration of Kherson Oblast and has regularly appeared in the Russian media.

Gubarev said on Telegram:

"Yesterday around 4:30pm my wife Kateryna Gubareva disappeared, she has not been in contact since. The last place she was seen was the Kherson regional government building in Genichesk. Attempts to reach Saldo to find out Kateryna's whereabouts have so far been fruitless.

Later, the Russian media reported that the deputy head of the occupation administration of Kherson Region, Kateryna Gubareva, was detained in a corruption case. The Russian propaganda media said that Gubareva was suspected of embezzling at least 60m rubles from the budget.