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Better_illini_2008 t1_j29wrah wrote

Reply to comment by Apart_Emergency_191 in Russians kidnapped 30 mayors, 7 of them went missing – Kyiv Mayor by PandaMuffin1

I assume they must be in contact with the other 23 somehow?

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wbsgrepit t1_j2ajrx9 wrote

It means the other 23 had enough kompromat leverage that they are still alive.

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what-the-puck t1_j2b76n3 wrote

23 flipped, possibly. Perhaps decided their lives were worth more than their morals and ethics. Can't blame them.

They probably told the Russians everything they knew. Or, played along with the invading army's demands anyway.

The ones who disappeared may have held out too long, or perhaps the invading army thought they had more to offer than they actually did.

The mayors who didn't get kidnapped at all are the ones who just immediately switched sides and started parroting Russian propaganda. Of course many of them are now dead, targeted specifically by Ukraine, and personally I'd agree valid military targets.

Ukranian mayor Olga Sukhenko was executed alongside her family. Yuriy Prylypko was killed too. Russian puppets Ivan Sushko, Vitaly Gur, Vladimir Saldo, and many others were assassinated for their perceived treason.

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JournalistMiddle527 t1_j2bms28 wrote

Not sure why you have Olga Sukhenko alongside the others, wasn't she and her family killed by Russians because she helped the Ukrainian military?

Including both Olga Sukhenko and Yuriy Prylypko alongside the rest of the traitor makes it seem like they were killed by the Ukrainians when in fact they were killed by Russians because Yuriy was helping the local people.

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what-the-puck t1_j2bssvq wrote

Yes, absolutely. Sorry I wasn't clear - Olga and Yuriy were killed by Russians because they wouldn't flip.

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Pure_Pazaak_ t1_j2efc43 wrote

The Melitopol mayor was kidnapped and released in late spring I think.

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