Today, on December 23, the bid farewell to Mayor of Kharkiv Hennadiy Kernes takes place in Kharkiv. He died on December 17 from the consequences of Covid-19. The mourning ceremony takes place from 09:00 a.m. until 01:00 p.m. in the lobby of Kharkiv Opera House. Earlier, the funeral service took place at Holy Annunciation Cathedral.
Earlier, the body of Kernes was transferred to Kharkiv from Berlin Charité hospital, where he was urgently hospitalized in the mid of September.
Hennadiy Kernes will be buried in the second city cemetery. Approximately, the burial of Kharkiv City Mayor will start at 01:30 p.m. right after the farewell ceremony.