Ukraine’s armed forces are gearing up for a counter-offensive to take back territory currently occupied by Russia. But it is not just the military preparing – civilian administrations in exile are also making plans for their return. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Gulliver Cragg met the exiled mayor of Melitopol – a city that is currently acting as the capital of the Russian-occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region. But, he insists, not for much longer.


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