Russians in Zaporizhzhia organizing "evacuation" to Berdiansk, they want to take children by force - Fedorov

Ivan Fedorov, the mayor of Melitopol, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Residents of Polohy, Tokmak and Molochansk report that the occupiers are urgently organizing the evacuation of the population to Berdiansk, citing "escalation on the contact line" as the reason. It is alarming that once again they want to forcefully evacuate children," the official said.

According to him, "a similar panic" among the invaders prevails in Enerhodar: "The occupiers ordered to quickly take children from kindergartens there."

As reported, earlier Fedorov said that Russian proxies are fleeing the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region - in particular, the "Minister of Health '' who arrived from Russia has not returned from vacation, and his deputy has quit.