Melitopol mayor
\nIvan Fedorov is a Melitopol mayor who was detained by Russian forces for five days in March.
\nHe told that his city was in a very difficult and dangerous situation.
\nWithin a few days of invasion, Russian forces occupied Melitopol, which is located in southeastern Ukraine. The city has witnessed infrequent protests since then.
\nFedorov was kidnapped by Russian military, thus a new mayor was kept as a substitute.
\nBut, the military imprisoned him, and Fedorov was released as part of a prisoner exchange.
\nHe told CNN that President Putin\u2019s goal was to \u201ckill all of Ukrainian nation.\u201d
\nHe is doing so by occupying its cities gradually.
\nThe mayor also added that Melitopol\u2019s people require aid that they aren\u2019t receiving due to current situation.
\nAccording to Fedorov, Ukrainians were thinking about mere survival, rather than comforting themselves.
\nHe spoke to the European Parliament, adding that the Ukrainians are urging lawmakers to help the country through all possible means.
\nThe conflict in Ukraine was a full scale war, against the entire civilized world, he said.
\nHe cautioned, that \u201cwar will come to European cities and households without an appropriate and timely response to Russia\u2019s \u2018significant threat.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov is a Melitopol mayor who was detained by Russian forces for five days in March. He told that his city was in a very difficult and dangerous situation. Within a few days of invasion, Russian forces occupied Melitopol, which is located in southeastern Ukraine. The city has witnessed infrequent protests since […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[6357,6358,6359,633],"class_list":["post-257208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-ivan-fedorov","tag-melitopol-mayor","tag-ukrainian-nation","tag-vladimir-putin"],"yoast_head":"\n