Russian occupiers abduct over 500 people in Melitopol in three months - city mayor
During the three months of a full-scale invasion of the territory of Ukraine, Russian invaders abducted more than 500 civilians in Melitopol, Mayor of the occupied city Ivan Fedorov said.
"The most difficult issue today is the issue of security, because people are regularly and daily kidnapped in the city of Melitopol. Over the entire period of occupation, over three months, more than 500 people have been abducted: some are held for three days, others for more than a month," he said at a briefing at the Ukraine-Ukrinform media center on Monday.
At the same time, Fedorov drew attention to the fact that the Russian occupiers have been holding a 16-year-old child hostage for more than 50 days.
In addition, according to him, humanitarian problems are also significant for the city, in particular, related to the fact that residents of the temporarily occupied territories are running out of cash, and products imported from Crimea cost three to four times more than in Ukraine-controlled territory.
Advertising
Advertising
MORE ABOUT
Russians lose 710 people over day – General Staff
09:31, 17.04.2024
In Melitopol, as result of explosions, occupiers, their equipment destroyed – Intelligence Agency
17:03, 23.03.2024
Occupiers use prisoners as human shields – prosecutor's office
15:05, 15.12.2023
Partisans destroy fuel tanker, several Russian invaders in Melitopol – Defense Intelligence
14:40, 02.12.2023
Occupiers' military warehouse in occupied Donetsk destroyed – intelligence
18:47, 25.10.2023
LATEST
Yermak, Szijjártó discuss key issues of Ukrainian-Hungarian relations
20:24, 03.05.2024
Currently five multi-role Russian fighters, Su-34, Su-35 aircraft are in Black and Azov Seas
19:53, 03.05.2024
Khortytsia group: In Krasnohorivka, some enemy groups managed to enter hide among remains of refractory plant; all measures being taken to drive enemy out of village
19:26, 03.05.2024
Borrell on behalf of EU due to cyberattacks by Russian-sponsored group ART28: We not to tolerate it, will use full range of responses
18:40, 03.05.2024
Enemy uses chemical munitions 444 times over past month – AFU General Staff