Russian forces are using shipping containers to create underground bunkers in fear of a Ukrainian advance, said Ivan Fedorov.
on Wednesday that locals had been passing information about Russian activities to Ukrainian forces, who sit on the other side of the front line bisecting the Zaporizhzhia region.
"They prepare the city for siege and defense," Fedorov said of Russian troops in and around Melitopol, which is one of the few major cities to have been taken by the invading forces in"They tried to set up four shelters," the mayor said, including in the city's agrarian university, the Department of State Security Service building, and the railway culture house.
Russian soldiers are seen patrolling the streets on February 25, 2023 in Donetsk, Ukraine. Russian troops occupying the southern city of Melitopol are already digging in and preparing for a Ukrainian siege."There is information from the locals that they built underground premises, digging sea freight containers into the ground, thus establishing their shelters," Fedorov said."They are trying to increase the number of personnel and to build more fortifications in the city.
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