Russians are fleeing from the temporarily occupied Melitopol in Zaporizhzhya Oblast in the direction of Crimea, mayor of the city Ivan Fedorov wrote on his Telegram channel on Sept 13.
“The invaders fled from Melitopol towards the temporarily occupied Crimea,” he wrote. “Columns of military equipment have already been recorded at the checkpoint in Chongar. This was expected – the rapid Ukrainian offensive leaves them no chance.”