Russian tanks enter Slavutych, kidnap city mayor

Russian forces have entered the territory of Slavutych, the satellite town of Chernobyl in Ukraine, Report informs referring to NBC News.

The city is home to workers from the nearby Chernobyl nuclear plant, according to a Ukrainian official.

Slavutych was built to house Chernobyl workers following the plant’s deadly 1986 nuclear disaster.

Oleksandr Pavliuk, governor of Kyiv's regional military administration, said in a Telegram message on March 26 that Russian forces had "invaded" Slavutych and seized its hospital. He said citizens had gathered in the city square for a pro-Ukraine rally. He also noted that the city mayor Yuri Fomichev was kidnapped.

Photos posted on Facebook by Slavutych's city council showed a large group of people in the main square, unfurling a giant Ukrainian flag.