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The Latest Breaking News from Melitopol

Ukrainian-American pastor kidnapped by Russian soldiers after hiding people in his church, family say

Dmitry Bodyu’s family haven’t heard from him since he was allegedly snatched from his home in Melitopol last weekend

The Independent UK

UN: Russia is abducting Ukrainian civilians

Ukrainian refugees arriving at the border crossing at Medyka, Poland

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: Mayor of Melitopol freed in exchange for Russian soldiers

A Ukrainian mayor taken captive by Vladimir Putin’s forces has been freed in exchange for nine captured Russian soldiers, it was reported today.

Evening Standard

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Melitopol mayor released days after Ukraine said he was abducted by invading Russian forces

Ukraine’s foreign affairs ministry had earlier said the abduction of Ivan Fedorov was a ‘war crime’

The Independent UK

Kidnapped Ukrainian mayor released from Russian captivity after 'prisoner swap'

Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov has been exchanged for nine captured Russian soldiers after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky branded the abduction a 'crime against democracy'

Daily Mirror

Russian forces have released mayor of the city of Melitopol -Kyiv

Russian forces have released the mayor of the city of Melitopol who they detained last week, a senior official in the office of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday.

Reuters

‘We’re living a nightmare’: life in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine

Officials in Berdyansk and Melitopol were removed and local radio reports on ‘liberation from Nazis’

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Ukraine: how Putin could try to split the country into regional puppet governments

In its scale and cost, as well as its broader implications for European and international security, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine constitutes a new low in the foreign policy of Russian president Vladimir Putin. But below the surface, Russia is also following established playbooks in how it deals with…

The Conversation

Russian forces ‘have abducted a second Ukrainian mayor’

Yevhen Matveyev, mayor of the city of Dniprorudne in the Zaporizhzia, has reportedly been kidnapped by Russian soldiers

Evening Standard

Russian forces accused of kidnapping second mayor in Ukraine

The disappearances are acts of terror, Kyiv said after officials and protesters went missing

The Independent UK

Second mayor abducted in Ukraine

Days ago the mayor of Melitopol was also abducted, with a Russian stand-in put in his place as new acting mayor

Salon

As it happened: Zelenskiy urges Nato to implement no-fly zone

This live blog has now closed. Follow the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war here.

The Guardian - AU

Dramatic moment Ukrainian mayor is 'kidnapped by Russian troops with bag over head'

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed yesterday that Russian troops had abducted Ivan Fedorov, the mayor of Melitopol, a city in southeastern Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ukraine accuses Russian forces of kidnapping the mayor of Melitopol

Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is trying to ‘physically liquidate representatives of Ukraine’s lawful local authorities’

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The Guardian - AU

Invaders ‘cannot conquer us’, Zelenskiy says, as 13,000 flee besieged cities – as it happened

Ukraine’s president says the capital will only fall to Russian troops if it is completely destroyed, while Moscow warns western shipments of arms to Ukraine could be attacked

Salon

Russians abduct Ukraine mayor

Watch surveillance footage of the abduction taking place

Al Jazeera

Ukraine accuses Russian forces of abducting Melitopol mayor

Ukraine official says Russian troops put a bag over Ivan Fedorov’s head before leading him away to an unknown location.

Bangkok Post

Mayor of Ukraine city abducted by Russian troops

The mayor of southern Ukraine's Melitopol was kidnapped on Friday by Russian soldiers occupying the city, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian officials said.

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Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Moscow threatens Western arms shipments

Ukraine-Russia news from March 12: Moscow says arms shipments to Ukraine ‘legitimate targets’, intensifies Kyiv attacks.

Daily Mirror

Unarmed Ukrainians bravely walk up to Russian soldiers in street to say 'go home!'

Brave Ukrainians marched towards Russian troops in the city of Melitopol and told them to 'go home', forcing the soldiers to retreat while firing their guns above the demonstrators' heads

Evening Standard

Watch: Brave Ukrainians march towards armed Russian soldiers in Melitopol

Brave Ukrainian citizens were filmed marching towards Russian soldiers on Saturday while getting shot at.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian civilians bravely take on Russian tanks as they scream 'killers' at invaders

In two videos Ukrainian civilians are seen bravely fighting back against invading Russian troops in Melitopol and Kupiansk, with some screaming "killers"

Daily Mirror

Grandpa in Ukraine blasts invading troops and asks 'what the f*** are you doing'

Footage recorded in the Ukrainian city of Melitopol shows an elderly man asking Russian soldiers "what the f*** are you doing here?" He says he too is Russian and calls the troops "puppets"

Asharq Al-Awsat

Internet in Ukraine Disrupted as Russian Troops Advance

Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country where fighting has been heaviest, internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said on Saturday. Russian forces captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday, Russia's Interfax news agency reported,…

Reuters

Russia says it has captured Ukraine's Melitopol

Russian troops have captured the city of Melitopol in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhya region, Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday, the first significant population centre to be taken over since Moscow launched an invasion.

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