He added that eyewitnesses had described "dozens" of arbitrary searches and detentions, resulting in an unknown amount of abducted persons.[62] At least 400 residents had gone missing by March 16, with the mayor and deputy mayor of the town of Skadovsk being allegedly abducted by armed men.[63] An allegedly leaked letter described Russian plans to unleash a "great terror" to suppress protests occurring in Kherson, stating that people would "have to be taken from their homes in the middle of the night".[64]