Mayor of the Ukrainian city Melitopol was abducted by Russian forces and had a plastic bag placed...

The mayor of Melitopol, Ukraine was abducted by Russian forces on Friday, Ukrainian authorities said.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said Mayor Ivan Fedorov's abduction was "a war crime under the Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocol that prohibit the taking of civilian hostages during the war."

"We call on the international community to respond immediately to the abduction of Ivan Fedorov and other civilians, and to increase pressure on Russia to end its barbaric war against the Ukrainian people," the ministry's statement said.