Explosion in Enerhodar injures 'leadership' of invading pseudo-police – Ukraine intel

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18.08.2023 19:39

Ukrinform

An explosion in the temporarily occupied city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region has injured the head of the city department of the invading "police," Russian Interior Ministry Colonel (Chuvash Republic) Pavel Chesanov, and a number of other pseudo-officials.

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

According to Ukrainian intelligence, the leaders of the city's pseudo-police held a meeting in Enerhodar on Friday, August 18.

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At around 09:23, a powerful explosion rang out in the office of the head of the "institution." In addition to Colonel Chesanov, the explosion also injured his deputy for operational work, the head of the investigative department, the head of the duty unit and the heads of a number of other units. Immediately after the explosion, they were rushed to the local hospital.

After the examination of the wounded, three ambulances urgently arrived from temporarily occupied Melitopol. The wounded are to be taken from there by military helicopters to Russia.

According to intelligence, in addition to housing the "police" office, this building was also used as a residence for Russian military personnel. The building was severely damaged by the explosion, and a fire spread to third to fifth floors.