Massive blast rocks temporarily occupied Melitopol

On the morning of Friday, May 12, an explosion rang out in the temporarily occupied Melitopol.

Melitopol Mayor in exile Ivan Fedorov broke the news on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"A big single explosion in Melitopol. It rocked the very heart of the city," he wrote.

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No additional information has been provided so far as to the exact location of the blast.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Ukraine’s Air Force in the past day conducted 14 airstrikes targeting Russia’s invasion forces.