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Invaders creating "volunteer battalions" in Melitopol

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In the temporarily occupied Melitopol, Russian invaders have been conducting covert mobilization since December last year. Recently, they announced the creation of another "volunteer battalion".

This was stated by the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov on the air of the national telethon "United News", Ukrinform reports.

"Hidden mobilization in Melitopol has been going on since December. The occupiers have set up their own military enlistment office and are forcing all men to come and register with this military enlistment office. We understand that mobilization will follow. They have not started it yet because they realize that people will not fight against their own," he says.

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Fedorov also added that yesterday the formation of another so-called volunteer battalion, the "Cossack volunteer battalion," began. The so-called "head" of the occupation police, Zhydkov, started forming it.

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