At least 1000 people abducted in Melitopol since Russian occupation began

The Russian occupiers have abducted at least 1,000 people in Melitopol since the beginning of the occupation of the city.

Source: Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Melitopol, during a briefing in Ukraine-Ukrinform media centre on 30 January

Quote: "Within almost a year of the occupation, almost 1,000 of our residents were abducted in the city of Melitopol alone. To date, hundreds are still in captivity in various cities.

They [the invaders – ed.] transported at least 3,500 convicts from prisons in the occupied territories to the temporarily occupied Crimea. Of course, they were transported illegally."

Details: Fedorov added that Russian-appointed puppet leaders of the temporarily occupied territories issued a decree on the legalisation of 28 prisons, three of which are in the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast. In particular, the occupiers legalised some of the five torture chambers in Melitopol.

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