The Russians continue to kidnap local residents in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporozhye. 415 cases of kidnapping are known, more than 170 people are still being held hostage. Such statistics were called by the head of the regional military administration Oleksandr Starukh.

To search and study situations, a regional commission was created back in March, which collects information about such cases.. The official detailed that a person who has been held captive for more than three days is considered abducted.. There are much more of those whom rashists take away for 1-2 days in order to get ransom money. Against the backdrop of reports, it is also known that evacuation continues in the Zaporozhye region. And although there are no corridors yet, everyone living in potentially dangerous territories is urged to travel deep into Ukraine.

The mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, meanwhile, detailed how the Russians, in preparation for the so-called referendum "

Cases when they go around houses with questionnaires have become more frequent. Locals were asked about the people living in the house, relatives, property, attitude towards the occupiers and Ukraine.

" They also ask about relatives in the ATO, they can conduct a search,” the mayor says.

It is also known that in the best traditions of the USSR, for a pro-Ukrainian position, people can be deported outside their area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bresidence.

The mayor suggested that based on the aforementioned data, the Russians "

Recall that in the occupied districts of the Zaporozhye region, the invaders issued the so-called order to start the process of creating election commissions for holding the aforementioned pseudo-referendum. Fedorov recalled the legally insignificant consequences of the actions of the Russians and, at the same time, the criminal liability for aiding the occupiers.