Russian soldiers release Ukraine town’s mayor and agree to leave after protests

Russian forces agreed to leave town of Slavutych if those with arms handed them over to the mayor

A mayor in a Ukrainian town occupied by Russian forces has been released from captivity and the soldiers have agreed to leave after a mass protest by residents.

Slavutych, a northern town close to the Chernobyl nuclear site, was taken by Russian forces but stun grenades and overhead fire failed to disperse unarmed protesters on its main square on Saturday.

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