Galina Danilchenko is a known Russian sympathizer amongst politicians in the Melitopol region.
Residents in the Ukrainian city of Melitopol are being told to accept a"new reality" as Russian forces install a new mayor after the city's current mayor, Ivan Fyodorov, was kidnapped by Russian personnel.
"Despite all our efforts, there are still people in the city who are trying to destabilize the situation, who are calling on you to take extremist actions," she said in her address."I ask you to be prudent [and] not to succumb to these provocations." The Ukrainian government said that Fyodorov was taken from his office in Melitopol on Friday and was dragged out by Russian soldiers with a bag over his head. Officials said they believe he is being tortured at an undisclosed location and are pleading for international help in securing his release.
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