Aleksandr Ovsiannikov

Aleksandr Ovsiannikov is the mayor of Severo-Kurilsk, a town in the Russian Kuril Islands. Recently, he has been in the news for addressing the local population in the aftermath of a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck near the Kamchatka peninsula, triggering tsunamis that flooded parts of Severo-Kurilsk. Ovsiannikov provided updates on the situation and assured residents as they were evacuated to safety.