Ukraine forces rescue Melitopol mayor.

[ColinC]

Last edited Wed Mar 16, 2022, 07:26 PM - Edit history (1)

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olexander scherba🇺🇦
@olex_scherba
Ukraine conducted a “special operation” and rescued #Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov from captivity in the occupied #Luhansk! Melitopol is Ukraine! Thank you all who supported the #FreeIvanFedorov hashtag!

#StandWithUkraine

Update:

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The Kyiv Independent
@KyivIndependent
⚡️Melitopol Mayor was exchanged for 9 Russian conscripts.

The soldiers were 18-19 years old, according to Dasha Zarivna, a spokesperson for the presidential chief of staff. Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov was abducted and held captive by the Russian forces for five days.
3:50 PM · Mar 16, 2022

[Wingus Dingus]

1. YEAH! I was hoping this dude was still alive.

[herding cats]

2. I'd heard he was free but didn't know how

This is excellent news!

[tanyev]

3. Nice!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. A true "special operation". . . . nt

[leftieNanner]

6. Aww, Gee! And Poor Putler had already installed a new "mayor".

So glad Ivan has been freed!

[BlueIdaho]

11. I hope The Russian stooge mayor was shot. nt.

[SheltieLover]

13. Me too!

[moondust]

15. Putin's stooge jobs in UKR

could be dangerous career choices.

[TomSlick]

23. I would prefer she be given a fair trial and then shot.

[Historic NY]

28. Thas works

[LiberalFighter]

29. As long as Facebook doesn't partipate.

They would find Ukraine guilty instead.

[lagomorph777]

31. Enemy combatants do not have a right to trial.

[TomSlick]

35. She is not an enemy combatant. She is a collaborator.

If she was an enemy combatant, she would be entitled to the protections of the Geneva Convention. As a result, if she was an enemy combatant, she could be neither tried nor punished.

The Geneva Convention does not protect collaborators against prosecution or punishment for violations of their country's domestic law. So no, she is not an enemy combatant. She is a traitorous collaborator. The nature of the due process to which she is entitled, and the potential punishment she faces, depends on Ukrainian domestic law.

[lagomorph777]

36. I see. It sounds like that's actually worse for her.

Sucks to be her.

[TomSlick]

41. It sucks to be her if the Ukrainians retake the city and she does not escape.

The real mayor's liberation does not put him back in office - it just keeps him alive. The collaborator needs to keep a "go bag" with her at all times in case the Russians bug-out.

In the meanwhile, she should keep a substantial security detail close by at all times.

[Mr. Evil]

7. Just in case...

If the need for any negotiating arises between Ukrainian and Russian soldiers, I'd say right about now a case of vodka, a meal and $200 would go a long way.

[calimary]

8. Well, that's a relief!

[rockfordfile]

9. lets hope they didn't flip him

[lagomorph777]

32. Oh, please.

[Cha]

10. Rt 💕🐱‍🏍 TY & Ukrainian Forces!

💙💛

[Martin68]

12. Showing the Putanescas how a real "special operation" works.

[Efilroft Sul]

17. That's a wonderfully saucy pun.

[SheltieLover]

14. Yes!

[onecaliberal]

16. That is outstanding.

[PatSeg]

18. That is amazing!

[PortTack]

19. great! It was posted earlier they were planning on a special ops in the area of Melitopol

[Igel]

20. Update.

Yeah, it's in Ukrainian, but it says that Darya Zarivna (of the "office of the president&quot said during some tv marathon thig that the mayor was exchanged for 9 captured Russian soldiers born between 2002-2003.

https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-regions/3431838-mera-melitopola-obminali-na-devatoh-rosijskih-polonenih-op.html

[BigmanPigman]

21. Wasn't there another mayor also held captive?

I hope they get both of them to safety.

[orangecrush]

22. Great news. nt

[MerryBlooms]

24. Wow, very good news! 💙💛

[KS Toronado]

25. Exchanged for 9 young Russian conscripts?

Truth be known they all surrendered in the first place because they were conscripts. And will surrender again the
first chance they're given. Maybe even talking others into surrendering with them. Maybe even a little sabotage
of Russian equipment or intelligence gathering. UKR would treat them like kings if that was the game plan.

[SunSeeker]

26. Shhhhh. Let's keep all that on the down low.

[lagomorph777]

33. I imagine they would have preferred to remain prisoners.

[KS Toronado]

34. I'm guessing they were very selective in choosing the 9.

For reasons we'll never know until after the war, if someone writes a book.

[lagomorph777]

30. Holy crap! Ukraine ROCKS!

[WarGamer]

37. rescue or prisoner exchange

[ColinC]

38. At first they said rescue. Then turned out to be prisoner exchange.

[WarGamer]

39. Seems to be a lot of that kind of reporting.

[ColinC]

40. Yeah...

I imagine some misinformation might be thrown out specifically for Ukrainian morale.