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MELITOPOL, Aug 22 The head of the administration of Melitopol in the Zaporozhye region, Galina Danilchenko, told RIA Novosti that the Russian the flag for the inhabitants of the city is a symbol of liberation, the city will be together with Russia. Danilchenko took part in the celebrations dedicated to the Day of the State Flag of Russia in Melitopol. The tricolor was raised on the central square of the city, and the children's art school, volunteers and youth of Melitopol organized a dance flash mob. we were waiting for this day, we are very glad that it has come true. We are glad to be together with Russia, we aspired to this, we will be together with Russia. For us, the symbol of this Russian flag is a symbol of liberation,» Danilchenko said. She added that the city I have been waiting for this day for a long time — especially after 2014, when «the Nazis, who seized power in Kyiv, began to eradicate everything Russian.» According to Danilchenko, now everything that was dear to the inhabitants of the city is returning. «Melitopol is returning to the common family of our fraternal peoples together with Russia,» she concluded. During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region and the entire Kherson region, occupying such large cities as Kherson, Melitopol and Berdyansk, and cutting off Ukraine from the Sea of Azov. New administrations have been formed in both regions, Russian TV channels and radio stations are broadcasting, trade and transport links with Crimea are being restored. The regions have announced plans to become part of Russia. Poll Do you know the history of Russia well? i>Vote:12:19