Ukraine LIVE: Prosecutor confident he will snare Putin on war crimes charges | World | News

Russian authorities in occupied Zaporizhzhia have declared Melitopol the oblast funds.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) explained, in its latest intelligence update, that the move is short term as Russian fighters try to seize new spots of the area.

Officers purpose to keep this standing in spot until eventually the metropolis of Zaporizhzhia is “managed by Russia”, the ministry stated.

The oblast is 1 of four Vladimir Putin claimed to have annexed in September 2022, but western nations do not recognise this declare.

The update provides: “Russia has by no means occupied Zaporizhzhia town, a main industrial centre of 700,000 folks, which is somewhere around 35km from the latest entrance line.

“The tranquil declaration of an option funds is probable tacit acknowledgement in the Russian method that its forces are really not likely to seize beforehand planned major aims in the in close proximity to upcoming.”