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In the city of Melitopol, where the Russian occupation administration of the Zaporozhye region is based, several explosions were heard, reports the BBC Russian service.

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According to the occupation authorities, as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian military, a building near a multi-disciplinary college on "50 Years of Victory" Boulevard was partially destroyed.

Four people were injured and several houses were damaged, said Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Russian-appointed administration of Zaporozhye Oblast.

He also published photos showing the aftermath of the shelling.

The Ukrainian mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, said that "enemy power structures" were based in one of the buildings that were shelled.

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Melitopol is a city in southern Ukraine that is under the control of Russian forces, in parallel with the capture of the entire Kherson region.

However, the city is part of the Zaporozhye region and is an important logistics center by the Sea of ​​Azov and a supply hub for the Crimean peninsula.

It is where the Russian occupation authorities of the Zaporozhye region are based, since the regional center - the city of Zaporozhye - is controlled by Ukraine.

However, there is an active Ukrainian resistance movement in Melitopol, and Russian occupation services or officials appointed by Russia are often attacked there.

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