The occupying authorities acknowledge a problem with organizing a referendum in the south of Ukraine, specifically Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and are considering names like 'people's committee' or 'people's assembly'.
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The occupying authorities are considering names like 'people's committee' or 'people's assembly' for institutions in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Up to 60,000 people remain in Russian-occupied Melitopol, or one-third of pre-invasion population.
Civilians remain in the city because they don't have relatives in other regions or abroad, or need to help elderly/bedridden relatives.
80% of the city's residents are left without work and live on savings.
Occupation forces are detaining Ukrainian citizens in Melitopol and applying torture.
Russian military abducted about a hundred workers of the Zaporizhzhia NPP in Energodar, with some allegedly tortured in captivity.
Approximately one thousand NPP workers left Enerhodar, while about 10,000 remain, though staff numbers have been reduced due to occupation.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:20:50.063Z
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