Blasts rock Russian-occupied Melitopol, Russian TV cut off

OLENA ROSHCHINA – TUESDAY, 16 AUGUST 2022, 09:03

Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Melitopol, has reported that two explosions rocked the city on the morning of 16 August.

Source: Ivan Fedorov on Telegram

Quote: "For the second week now, the occupiers’ mornings are starting with anything but coffee.

At 07:00, two explosions took place near a substation in Melitopol. This put an end to the live broadcasts of the local TV, which had been captured by the Ruscists [Russians - ed.]. Early reports indicate that a transit cable has been damaged."

Details: Fedorov said that "however hard the Russian propaganda is trying to ‘brainwash’ our residents, they can’t make much progress".

He added that the residents of Melitopol are holding the city’s defence and the local resistance is "destroying everything that the Ruscists bring".

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