Explosion rocks Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk

A powerful explosion has rocked the center of the temporarily occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region.

The Berdiansk City Council said this in a statement on the messaging app Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"A loud explosion rang out in Berdiansk. Residents report that the sound came from the center of the city," the post read.

Earlier reports said that today is the second day of a pseudo-referendum being held in the temporarily captured territories of the Zaporizhzhia region.