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Russian troops abduct father of journalist in occupied Melitopol, demand her arrival.

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Journalist Svitlana Zalizetska, head of Ria-Melitopol website, told Suspilne news outlet that Russian troops broke into her house and kidnapped her 75-year-old father. "They told my mother that they would release my father only after I come back," said Zalizetska. According to her, Halyna Danylchenko, who was installed by Russian troops to run the city, told her to cooperate with the invaders.

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