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Russian forces abduct 2nd mayor: Ukrainian FM

Published : 14 Mar 2022, 00:28

  DF News Desk
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. Photo: Ukraine government.

Ukraine's government has accused the Russian military of abducting another mayor in an area that it has captured, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), quoting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

Yevhen Matveyev was seized in the southern town of Dniprorudne, Kuleba tweeted, accusing Russia of "terror" tactics.

Earlier, Russia installed a new mayor in Melitopol, after allegedly abducting the city's previous incumbent, said BBC.

Ukraine's president also accused Russia of trying to create "pseudo-republics" to break his country apart.

Click BBC to read the detail report.