Ivan Fedorov, the mayor of Melitopol, captured by the Russian military and taken to temporarily occupied Luhansk, has been released, head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak said..

Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov released from Russian captivity. Fedorov is talking to President Volodymyr Zelensky right now,” he wrote on Telegram..

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Recall that Fedorov was kidnapped on March 11 for refusing to cooperate with the invaders.. Later it became known that the mayor of Melitopol was taken to the temporarily occupied Lugansk.

The actions of the invaders are a war crime, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky demanded the immediate release of the mayor and ensure the safety of the leaders of all Ukrainian communities.

And Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba called on the world community to put more pressure on the aggressor.

Melitopol residents also came out to protest in support of Fedorov. Enraged by the resistance, the invaders kidnapped the organizer Olga Gaysumova. In place of the “mayor”, the occupiers tried to arrange a local deputy, Galina Danilchenko (“OPZZH”), she immediately began to urge “not to resist the Russians”. She was later informed of suspicion of treason..