Russian-installed mayor Galina Danilchenko also said that power would be restored to a nearby captured Ukrainian air force base in a video message published on Melitopol's Russian-installed government's Telegram channel.īut Ivan Fedorov, Melitopol's elected mayor, claimed that to re-open the schools, the government drummed up embezzlement charges against the city's education chief, Irina Shcherbak.įedorov claimed that the charges were brought up because Shcherbak "refused to cooperate with them," he said on Instagram. The Russian-installed government in the occupied Ukrainian city of Melitopol is trying to move on with daily life as the invasion rages nearby, including restarting schools. Read more about efforts to combat propaganda in Russia here: The troops and armed individuals were seen on the video writing on the flag, "From the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.the Russian National Guard.the people's militia.the Cossacks." The flag is then seen being taken to the post office and claimed to have been sent to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Ī "Z" and "V" are also written on the flag, which are markings seen on Russian military vehicles participating in the invasion. A large Ukrainian flag that flew over the square was taken down on March 14. In the video, the armed individuals and Russian troops are seen writing on a Ukrainian flag in Melitopol's central square. The video was published in a pro-Russian "news" Telegram channel for Melitopol, a city located in the southern portion of Ukraine and occupied by Russia since the first days of the invasion.
Russian troops and armed individuals recently took part in a propaganda video that suggests Melitopol is no longer part of Ukraine. Russian troops and armed individuals were seen on the video writing on the flag, "From the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.the Russian National Guard.the people's militia.the Cossacks." From Now Melitopol