Explosion reported in Melitopol

A powerful explosion rocked the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, on Sunday, August 13.

Ivan Fedorov, the Ukrainian mayor of Melitopol, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Something is happening in the Melitopol district. Residents of the city are reporting an explosion. There was a loud bang from the direction of the Sea of Azov area," he wrote.

It is currently not clear what exactly exploded.

Earlier reports said that the enemy had set up hospitals for wounded fighters in kindergartens, schools and hospitals. Military personnel are being brought to hospitals in Melitopol and Berdiansk, where civilians were treated before.