The mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, informed that the occupiers seized a TV and radio towers in the city. They are blocking mobile communication and the Internet.
"The city TV tower, as well as the city radio towers, are under the control of the occupiers of Melitopol, those people who currently control the city on the perimeter - the armed forces of the Russian Federation," he said.
Fedorov stressed that the city and state authorities could not control the content distributed through radio towers and TV towers in the city.
After that, the live broadcast was interrupted.
Later, Fedorov went live again on his Facebook page. He called on citizens to question everything broadcast in Melitopol on television and radio today.
Due to the lack of communication in the city, Fedorov only learned today that President Zelenskyy had awarded him the Order of Courage. The mayor stressed this award belongs to him and all the residents of Melitopol, who are resisting the Russian invaders.
On 4 March, in Melitopol, the invaders seized a TV tower and switched on the Russian television. The townspeople headed to the streets with national flags and marched for Ukraine. They shouted to the occupiers "Melitopol is Ukraine", "Shame on you", "Glory to Ukraine", "Glory to the heroes", "Death to the enemies", and so on.
Earlier, Russian channels staged a performance, showing how the invaders are allegedly welcomed in the city. In fact, people greeted the occupiers with Ukrainian flags and shouting "Go home!"