Mayor: Russia brings spy squads into occupied Melitopol.

'They'll kill me if I come back': Abduction, torture become routine in Russian-occupied Melitopol

In a rare glimpse, the Kyiv Independent talked to some who escaped Russian-occupied Melitopol and learned what's happening behind the curtain of Russia's occupation.

Since Melitopol fell to Russian forces in March 2022, the city's residents constantly fear being kidnapped, sometimes in broad dayligh...