In the Ukrainian Melitopol, occupied by Russian troops, on the night of April 6, powerful explosions thundered. About it informed mayor of the city Ivan Fedorov. There are no reports of casualties or damage.
“A nightmare for the occupiers in Melitopol. Several powerful explosions have just been recorded in the city at once. The enemy is burning well. Is it time to pass the running disciplines?” he wrote.
“Sounds of explosions are heard in the city. The information is being specified,” the Russian-appointed occupation administration of the city said in a statement.
Later, the chairman of the movement “We are together with Russia” Vladimir Rogov wrote in the telegram channel that at about 02:00 local time, at least three explosions sounded in the city. According to preliminary data, the air defense system worked, he said.
Later he informedthat the Russian air defense system repelled six HIMARS missiles over Melitopol, there were no casualties. The same was stated in the emergency services of the city.
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Melitopol is a city in the Zaporozhye region, occupied at the very beginning of a full-scale war. The Russian service of Radio Liberty, citing unnamed Ukrainian and Russian sources, writesthat it was to Melitopol that Russia transferred command of the southern front after leaving Kherson.
Since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion, Melitopol has repeatedly come under fire. One of the last attacks on the city was made on April 2. Damage during the shelling, according to Rogov, received a locomotive depot and a nearby multi-storey building. Part of the roof was blown off the building, windows were broken in several apartments. One woman was injured.
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