Russians take almost 300 children from Zaporizhzhia region to Chuvashia - Fedorov

The invaders are taking children from the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region to Chuvashia.

Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"The invaders are taking almost 300 children from the Berdiansk district to sunny Chuvashia. The Russian media reported that 48 children were sent, the rest are going to be taken in several shifts," Fedorov wrote.

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In his opinion, the invaders are taking the children "1600 km from home" to manipulate the situation in the Berdiansk direction and hold them hostage.

As reported, in June, the invaders took one and a half hundred children from Starobilsk district of Luhansk region to the Kuban district of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic of the Russian Federation.