At least three Russian officers killed in Melitopol – Ukraine intel

An explosion that rang out in the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region on Saturday, November 11, killed at least three officers of Russia's National Guard.

That's according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Ukrinform reports.

"An act of revenge, which was carried out by representatives of the local resistance movement, took place in the premises of the Nova Poshta [post office], located on Dmytro Dontsov Street (the occupiers call it Pavel Sudoplatov Street), captured by the Russians," the agency said.

According to Ukrainian intelligence, the Russian invaders placed their headquarters in the specified building. The attack was carried out during a meeting between officers of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and National Guard.

An hour before the meeting, the Russians blocked traffic on an adjacent section of the road -- from Melitopolskyy Avtohidroahrehat Ltd. to the former Melitopol Refrigeration Engineering Plant Refma. The invaders turned both industrial facilities into a military base.

Earlier reports said that late on November 11, a loud explosion rang out in Melitopol, and many police cars filled the streets of the city.

The invaders claimed that the explosion occurred in a car due to "defective LPG equipment."