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and his body was returned during the exchange
This was announced on December 4 by the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
He reminded that the Russians captured Dniprorudne in the Zaporizhzhia region at the end of February 2022
the mayor Yevhen Matveiev was also taken prisoner
He was held captive by the Russians for two years and eight months and was tortured
«There are no words to express all the pain of loss
Russia perpetrates terror against our people — true patriots,» Ivan Fedorov said
We will remind that in October-November of this year 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war were shot by the Russian military
Prosecutors recorded the facts of the crimes and opened criminal proceedings
Ukraine is also grateful for your personal commitment," President Volodymyr Zelensky said
(Updated: May 6, 2025 2:23 am)Drones target Moscow second night in a row, Russian official claims. Debris from one of the drones reportedly fell on the Kashirskoye Highway
The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce."
MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7
MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne
The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8
Attacks against the border villages of Bilopillia and Vorozhba damaged civilian infrastructure and triggered emergency evacuations
the regional military administration reported
"I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous
war between Russia and Ukraine ended — now!" U.S
Putin's Victory Day truce "doesn't sound like much
if you know where we started from," Trump told reporters at the White House on May 5
Far-right Euroskeptic candidate George Simion
head of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR)
Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan placed second with 20.99% of the vote
and the candidate from the ruling coalition
"It requires the continuation of contacts between Moscow and Washington
which have been launched and are now ongoing," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said
set to operate within the Council of Europe
will focus on Russia's political and military leaders
up to 20 Russian soldiers were killed and their equipment destroyed
The move represents an apparent violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions passed in the wake of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests
"We are ready to deepen our contribution to the training of the Ukrainian military," Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on May 5
by Yevhenii Matvieiev
(Governor Ivan Fedorov/Telegram)Yevhenii Matvieiev
the mayor of the occupied Dniprorudne town
was tortured to death in Russian captivity
Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov said on his Telegram channel on Dec
"People are the most valuable thing we are losing in this merciless war waged by the terrorist country of Russia," the governor said
Russian forces occupied the southeastern town of Dniprorudne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast during the early days of the war, taking the mayor to captivity and submitting him to torture, Fedorov said
Matvieiev spent two years and eight months in captivity before dying
His body was returned to Ukraine during the latest exchange
not indifferent to the fate of his country and his community
He always worked with people and for people
and helped everyone who needed it," Fedorov said
did everything to ensure the (continuation of the) life of the community
constantly informed the population about the course of events and supported them."
Boldizsar is a former Reuters correspondent for Hungary
reporting for the Kyiv Independent and various other outlets
either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter
or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources
Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content
Ukrainian officials said that a mayor captured during the initial invasion of the country was tortured to death in a Russian jail
the mayor of Dniprorudne in eastern Ukraine
was returned by Russia as part of a body swap
Matveyev had been taken prisoner in 2022 during the initial stages of the invasion when Russian forces took control of the Zaporizhzhia region
said that Matveyev had been tortured to death
"He was held captive by the occupiers for two years and eight months and tortured to death," Fedorov said on social media
he did not leave the city or the people and did everything to ensure the life of the community."
Federov had called for Matveyev's return after his initial capture in 2022
which also received attention from the Ukrainian foreign minister at the time
This attention led to European Council President Charles Michel also calling on Russia to release Matveyev
Ukraine recovered Matveyev's body along with over 500 other fallen soldiers and civilians
as part of an exchange of prisoners of war between the two countries
These exchanges have continued consistently since the invasion first began
Newsweek reached out to the Russian Ministry of Defense for comment via email
The death comes amid increasing tensions in the war as both sides escalate firepower
where Ukraine made its first push into Russian territory since the invasion began
has seen significant attention from Moscow as the military attempts to retake ground secured by Ukrainian forces
As he approaches his final days in the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden has taken a more active approach to the conflict. A new $725 million package containing advanced surface-to-air missile systems was sent to Ukraine
stance on long-range missile strikes within the Russian border
This led to a Ukrainian strike on the Kursk region last week
conducted with Anglo-French Storm Shadow missiles
which are precision-guided weapons that Ukraine was previously barred from using to target Russian territory
The strike is thought to have targeted a command center for the Russian armed forces located within a presidential compound at the Maryino Estate
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Ukraine said Wednesday that the body of a mayor captured by Russian forces in the Zaporizhzhia region at the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022
Moscow seized swathes of the Zaporizhzhia region in the days after the invasion began
“He was held captive by the occupiers for two years and eight months and tortured to death
his body was returned to Ukraine,” Zaporizhzhia regional governor Ivan Fedorov said
There was no immediate response to the claims from Moscow
Russian forces swept through the industrial region in the south of the country and claimed to have annexed the territory in September 2022
had an estimated pre-war population of 17,736
Fedorov described Matveyev as a “true patriot.”
and did everything to ensure the life of the community,” he said on social media
Fedorov was himself briefly held by Russian forces in March 2022 when he served as the mayor of the southern city of Melitopol that fell to Moscow
then-Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba called for an international response to Matveyev’s disappearance
European Council President Charles Michel also called for the mayor's release
Kyiv sounded the alarm over the disappearance of 14 local officials from territories captured by Russian forces
Kyiv and Moscow still regularly exchange prisoners of war as well as the bodies of killed soldiers and civilians
The last reported swap was late last month
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was snatched yesterdaySebastian MannMonday March 14 2022
The TimesAt about 3.45pm on Friday Ivan Fedorov
had a plastic bag pulled over his head and was abducted by ten armed men wearing camouflage gear
The kidnapping marked a new turn in Russia’s strategy to take control of Ukraine, despite President Putin’s claim that he does not intend to occupy the country
His location is unknown and the Russians have installed a puppet mayor
was vociferous from the start in opposition to Russian troops taking the city
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but Not Enough”: Who Adjusted the Missile Strike on Zaporizhzhia That Caused the Collapse of an Entire Apartment Block
and spread pro-Russian narratives on his social media pages
After the Russian occupation of his hometown of Dniprorudne in Zaporizhzhia oblast
he began to cooperate with the FSB to coordinate missile attacks on Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainian law enforcement officers notified the man of suspicion of high treason
and Slidstvo.Info journalists identified the spotter and spoke to him by phone
This is described in the material by Slidstvo.Info
On 15 January, Ukrainian law enforcement officers served a notice of suspicion of high treason on Oleh Dolmatov
a resident of the temporarily occupied Dniprorudne
Dolmatov was allegedly recruited by an FSB officer
The Russian wanted to know about the location of critical infrastructure
military equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia
and Dorokhin wrote under the nickname “Spaniard”
he told Dolmatov that the Ukrainian military was based on the island of Khortytsia and indicated their locations
The man sent a Google map image with a detailed explanation
Dolmatov asked to “clean up” the message: “Make a screenshot
The resident of Dniprorudne forwarded the information to a representative of the Russian Federation and wrote to Dorokhin: “Gratitude from the command”
the FSB officer warned Dolmatov that there would be noise in one of Zaporizhzhia’s districts and asked him to find out what the consequences would be
According to the State Emergency Service, on 18 October 2023, at half past two in the morning, Russians launched six missile strikes on Zaporizhzhia within 15 minutes
A multi-storey building in the city centre was damaged — eight apartments (from the 5th to the 3rd floors) were partially destroyed
Five people were killed and five others were injured
A multi-storey building in Zaporizhzhia after a Russian missile strike
10 minutes after the explosion, Dorokhin reported to Dolmatov that it was “fun, but somehow not enough… sad, no enthusiasm at all”. Later, the SBU detained Dorokhin
Journalists of Slidstvo.Info identified Oleh Dolmatov through his pages on Russian social media
58-year-old Oleh Dolmatov has Ukrainian citizenship
but he is a native of the Russian Federation — Kostroma oblast
He currently resides in the temporarily occupied city of Dniprorudne
the man used to play with his grandchildren
sew leather watch straps and enjoy historical reconstruction
he actively demonstrated a pro-Russian position — spreading Russian narratives
participating in themed parties “Proletarians of all countries — unite!”
“9 May” on Dolmatov’s pages has become a real cult
The man is proud to have been born on this day
he and his friends dressed up in Soviet uniforms and organised celebrations
Slidstvo.Info journalists called Dolmatov and asked him about his cooperation with the FSB and the missile launch at the apartment building
The man was nervous and hung up several times
who fled to Russia during the Russian occupation of his native Dniprorudne
Slidstvo.Info managed to find out from a recent photo (published on 30 September 2023 — ed.) exactly where Dolmatov Jr
it was established that the photo was taken in St Petersburg
and had taken an oath of allegiance to Ukraine
The journalists called Dmytro via his VKontakte page and asked him if he knew about his father
The journalists also found Yevhenii Dorokhin‘s page in Oleh Dalmatov’s friends
The two men probably met through a common hobby — participation in a military reenactment club
who lived in Zaporizhzhia and passed the coordinates of Ukrainian defenders to Dolmatov
did not hide his pro-Russian views on his pages on Russian social media
Yevhenii Dorokhin has been detained and may remain in prison for life
Oleh Dolmatov faces up to 15 years in prison (Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)
The material was prepared with the support of the European Union and the International Renaissance Foundation within the framework of the joint initiative “European Renaissance of Ukraine”
The material represents the position of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the position of the European Union or the International Renaissance Foundation
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over the eastern Ukrainian town of Dniprorudne between February 24 and March 13
Dniprorudne is a town in the Vasylivka district centre of Zaporizhzhia
The invasion of Ukraine had begun on Thursday February 24 in the east and west with dozens of missile attacks
The first fighting happened while most people slept in their beds at 3.40 am (Kyiv time)
Yelyzaveta Povstiana of Dniprorudne knew they were coming
She recently spoke to The Tuam Herald from her new home
the Corralea Court Hotel in the town of Tuam
February 24 is burnt into the collective memory of my people,” she began
and slept during those first days as if nothing was happening
The nearby towns of Mariupol and Melitopol had been invaded and were devastated
For more, check out this week’s Tuam Herald or log onto our digital edition HERE
Earlier on Oct. 13, the National Resistance Center reported that at around 7:40 a.m.
pro-Ukrainian partisans blew up a train that
carries fuel and ammunition from Crimea to the Russian-occupied cities of Melitopol and Dniprorudne
The sabotaged train also carried damaged equipment and looted goods such as iron ore and grain in the opposite direction
According to the National Resistance Center
150 meters of railway and a locomotive were damaged as a result of the explosion
Russian occupying authorities are reportedly trying to cover up the incident
while the saboteurs who carried out the operation are safe and "promise even more such explosions in the near future," the Center said
The report noted that this was allegedly the 10th successful railway sabotage in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast carried out by Ukrainian resistance since the start of the full-scale invasion
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces began preparing fighters of the Resistance Movement in 2021
months before the start of the full-scale war
Having an official status as special forces soldiers
the Movement's members are tasked to stay behind enemy lines in occupied territories
and train the civilian population to resist the occupiers
a city with a population of about 150,000 people
The city serves as a railway center for Russian forces in southern Ukraine to move military equipment and is part of the land bridge that links Russia to the occupied Crimean peninsula
Several cases of explosions at the city's railway infrastructure have been reported since the start of the occupation
Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent
He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press
He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner
Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno
holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies
2022 23:58 ISTRussia-Ukraine War news LIVE updates March 13: As Russia's invasion in Ukraine enters the 18th day
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he's open for talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin but only if there is a ceasefire in place
The Ukraine president at a news briefing on Saturday claimed around 1,300 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told state television
that its troops could target the weapons supply sent by the West
the satellite images show Russian forces about 25 km away from the capital city of Kyiv
as per UK’s latest defence intelligence report....Read More39Mar 13
2022 23:59 ISTAll updates to this blog have ended.Mar 13
2022 23:06 ISTUkraine foreign minister coordinates further support for Ukraine in telephonic conversation with US Secy
In a call with @SecBlinken we coordinated further support for Ukraine
We both agree that more needs to be done to stop Russian aggression and hold Russia accountable for its crimes
for firmly standing by the people of Ukraine
over 2,100 residents of Ukraine's besieged port city of Mariupol have been killed since hostilities began
A US journalist was shot dead and another wounded on Sunday in Irpin
We were able to evacuate nearly 125,000 people using humanitarian corridors
Our diplomatic effort is focused on aid to reach the city
Pope Francis on Sunday issued a heartfelt plea for an end to the "massacre" in Ukraine
saying there was no justification for attacks on civilians
Thirty-five people died and more than 130 were injured when Russian troops launched air strikes on a military training ground outside Ukraine's western city of Lviv
Russian war criminals abducted another Ukrainian mayor
I call on all states and international organizations to stop Russian terror against Ukraine and democracy: Ukraine's Foreign Minister
Today, Russian war criminals abducted another democratically elected Ukrainian mayor, head of Dniprorudne Yevhen Matveyev. Getting zero local support, invaders turn to terror. I call on all states & international organizations to stop Russian terror against Ukraine and democracy. pic.twitter.com/jEPTBTLikY
"In view of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Ukraine
including attacks in western parts of the country
it has been decided that the Indian Embassy in Ukraine will be temporarily relocated in Poland
The situation will be reassessed in light of further developments."
Air strikes on the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv killed nine people
regional Governor Vitaliy Kim said in an online statement: Reuters
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck says his nation’s heavy dependence on Russia’s energy supplies will be eliminated by the end of the current year
He added that Germany’s reliance on Russian crude is expected to be almost eradicated
coal and gas,” Habeck said in an interview with German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Nine people died and 57 were injured in an attack on a military base outside Lviv in Ukraine
An evacuation train was hit by shrapnel in Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine
a Lyman-bound passenger train was hit by shrapnel near Brusyn station
one train conductor was killed and another wounded
The head of the Zaporizhzhya regional state administration said that the mayor of Dniprorudnoye has been kidnapped
the morgues in Belarus have filled up with the bodies of Russian soldiers
Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are being brought by truck to the morgues and then sent back to Russia by train or plane
according to residents quoted by The Kyiv Independent
The fourth round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia will take place after the "legal formats" are out
advisor to the head of the presidential office
Russian forces hit Ivano-Frankivsk airbase early on March 13
according to the city's mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv
Martsinkiv reported that the airport was the target of Russian attacks for the second day in row
He urged those who live close to the airport to relocate
Russian forces fired at least eight missiles at the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security military training base in Lviv Oblast early on March 13
according to the Lviv regional administration
No information about casualties has been reported yet