<p>Russian forces have killed the mayor of Gostomel, a town near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv that is home to a strategic airport, city authorities said on Monday.</p>.<p>"The head of Gostomel, Yuri Illich Prylypko, died while distributing bread to the hungry and medicine to the sick," the city said on its Facebook page.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/russia-ukraine-war-news-live-updates-kyiv-kharkiv-iaf-air-india-flights-student-evacuation-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-attack-shelling-nuclear-war-1088692.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on Russia-Ukraine crisis here</strong></a></p>.<p>Prylypko was shot dead along with two others, it said, without specifying when.</p>.<p>"No-one forced him to go under the occupiers' bullets," it said. "He died for his people, for Gostomel. He died a hero."</p>.<p>Gostomel, northwest of Kyiv, is home to the strategic Antonov military airport, which was the site of fierce battles between Ukrainian and Russian forces in the first days of the war.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>Russian forces have killed the mayor of Gostomel, a town near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv that is home to a strategic airport, city authorities said on Monday.</p>.<p>"The head of Gostomel, Yuri Illich Prylypko, died while distributing bread to the hungry and medicine to the sick," the city said on its Facebook page.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/russia-ukraine-war-news-live-updates-kyiv-kharkiv-iaf-air-india-flights-student-evacuation-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-attack-shelling-nuclear-war-1088692.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on Russia-Ukraine crisis here</strong></a></p>.<p>Prylypko was shot dead along with two others, it said, without specifying when.</p>.<p>"No-one forced him to go under the occupiers' bullets," it said. "He died for his people, for Gostomel. He died a hero."</p>.<p>Gostomel, northwest of Kyiv, is home to the strategic Antonov military airport, which was the site of fierce battles between Ukrainian and Russian forces in the first days of the war.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>