The relevant statement was made by Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov on Facebook.
“Our heroic Armed Forces have significantly advanced and are now at the border of Kherson. I am confident, in the near future, our military will liberate Kherson. A similar situation is in the direction of Melitopol. Our Armed Forces have advanced more than 10 kilometers from Zaporizhzhia towards Melitopol,” Fedorov told.
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He called on local residents to trust in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukraine’s victory.
A reminder that Russian troops seized the city of Melitopol in late February 2022.
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