Black smoke rises above occupiers' base following powerful explosions in Melitopol

Powerful explosions in occupied Melitopol have been followed by black smoke rising in the area of the Russian-occupied Avtokolorlit factory. Source: Ivan Fedorov, the Mayor of Melitopol, on Telegram Details: At approximately 18:30, the mayor wrote that the entire city had heard "loud explosions" in Melitopol, and promised to provide more details later.

An hour later he reported that residents had documented black smoke rising at the western exit from Melitopol in the area of the Avtokolorlit factory, which the Russians had seized and turned into a military base.

Fedorov added that the occupiers immediately reported that "air defence had hit [the target]"; however, the mayor noted, "smoke is rising from the ground to the sky".

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