On 29 August, Russian forces opened fire at civilians who were leaving the Russian-occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast through the checkpoint in Vasylivka. People were forced to get out of their cars and hide under them. Fortunately, there were no casualties, Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov reported.
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In October 2022, a few weeks before the Ukrainian Army liberated Kherson, Russian soldiers parked several school buses next to the Regional Art Museum named after Oleksii Shovkunenko. Over four days, the invaders loaded their vehicles with...
