The mayor of South Korea's Melitopoulos was kidnapped on Friday by Russian soldiers occupying the city, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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The mayor of Melitopol in southern Ukraine was kidnapped on Friday by Russian soldiers who occupied the city, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

"A group of 10 occupiers kidnapped Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov," Ukraine's parliament said on Twitter.

The mayor was arrested while dealing with supply issues at the city's crisis center.

In a video message late Friday, Zelensky confirmed the kidnapping and called Fedorov "a mayor who bravely defended Ukraine and members of his community."

"This is clearly a sign of weakness for the invaders ... they have entered a new stage of terror and they are trying to physically wipe out representatives of the local legitimate authorities in Ukraine," he said.

“So the arrest of the Mayor of Melitopol is a crime, not only against specific individuals, specific communities, and not only against Ukraine. It is a crime against democracy in itself... The actions of the Russian invaders will be considered as Islamic State terrorists the behavior of."

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