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"The commander of the rapid response unit of the so-called People's Militia in the occupied southern Ukrainian city of Melitopol, Denis Stefankov, was killed in an explosion last night," the Kyiv media "Espresso TV" reported.

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"Unknown persons placed an improvised explosive device under the passenger car of an associate of the Russian occupiers. As a result of the activation of the explosive device, the head of the unit died. He also led the interrogation of captured Ukrainian military and civilians," the media added.

According to the information of Espresso TV, the explosion was the work of the anti-Russian resistance in Melitopol.

Later today, the city's mayor, Ivan Fedorov, said that several explosions had occurred in the area of ​​the airport.

He did not specify the reasons for the blasts.

According to unconfirmed information, the transport hub was shelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Kyiv has not yet commented on these data.

Meanwhile, the governor of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk region, Serhiy Gaidai, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had vacated a settlement in the area.

"Our military entered the village of Belogorovka," he told Ukrainskaya Pravda.

Gaidai added: We will liberate the entire Luhansk region, but our victory will not be quick.

Pro-Russian separatists have acknowledged that the situation in eastern Ukraine is difficult

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