YOU WONT BELIEVE: 3 - What They Never Told You

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 · Mar 25, 2022

UN: Russia is abducting Ukrainian civilians

Ukrainian refugees arriving at the border crossing at Medyka, Poland

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2022

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 · Mar 17, 2022

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 · Mar 14, 2022

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 · Mar 13, 2022

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 · Mar 13, 2022

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 · Mar 13, 2022

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

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2022

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 · Mar 12, 2022

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’

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2022