The mayor of a Ukrainian city has died while in Russian captivity.

As noted by the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Matveev was captured back in March 2022. At that time, Russian occupiers detained a bus carrying workers from the Zaporizhzhia Iron Ore Plant at a checkpoint, and the city mayor went to assist them.

Ultimately, the miners were released, but Yevgeny Matveev ended up in captivity. He was held for 2 years and 8 months, and his fate remained unknown. Matveev's body was handed over to Ukraine during a recent exchange.

We remind you that last week, on November 29, the bodies of 502 fallen servicemen were returned to Ukraine.

We also reported that the self-proclaimed mayor of the city of Dniprovske – a collaborator from the now-banned "Opposition Platform" – has been suspected by the Security Service of Ukraine.

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