Melitopol

Melitopol is partially without power after strikes.

There are reports of new strikes in Melitopol, a city that lies between Kherson and Mariupol, in Russian-held southern Ukraine. And the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog has arrived on a visit to the occupied Zaporizhzhia power plant amid fears of growing military activity in the area. Catch up on the latest headlines: Woken up …

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Egypt Independent March 30, 2023

Two injured after vehicle explodes in Russian-occupied Melitopol

Two people were injured by a car bomb in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, according to a local official. Vladimir Rogov, a Russia-appointed member of the Zaporizhzhia region administration, described the incident as a terrorist act. “This is, of course, a terrorist attack, behind which are militants of the Kyiv regime,” Rogov told Russian state …

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Egypt Independent December 24, 2022

Key bridge targeted overnight in Russian-occupied Melitopol

A bridge essential to the resupply of Russian forces occupying the city of Melitopol in southern Ukraine was targeted by strikes overnight, according to both Ukrainian and Russian officials. The bridge appears to have buckled or collapsed inwards in a video posted online by Vladimir Rogov, a pro-Russian regional official. Rogov also posted what appears …

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Egypt Independent December 14, 2022

Ukraine launches missile attack on Russian-occupied Melitopol, explosions reported in Donetsk and Crimea

Multiple explosions have been reported in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol in southern Ukraine, in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and in annexed Crimea – including at a Russian military barracks. The explosions in Melitopol came amid reports from officials on both sides that Ukraine had launched a missile attack on the city on Saturday, …

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Egypt Independent December 12, 2022