Smoke can be seen emanating from the direction of the city's airfield after a series of loud blasts that occurred on Wednesday morning.

08:17, Wed, Mar 29, 2023 | UPDATED: 08:17, Wed, Mar 29, 2023

Blasts rock occupied Melitopol

Blasts rock occupied Melitopol (Image: OSINTdefender/Twitter)

Explosions have been heard in the Ukrainian city of Melitopol, which is currently under Russian occupation, located in the Zaporizhzhia region. 

According to the Russian state-owned TASS news agency, citing unnamed sources, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reportedly targeted the locomotive depot facilities and power infrastructure around 5:30 am, leading to a power outage in the occupied city.

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