Melitopol

Russia sentences Ukrainian reporter abducted in Melitopol to 15 years in prison

An occupation court in Zaporizhzhya Oblast sentenced Ukrainian journalist Iryna Levchenko to 15 years in prison on espionage charges, the illegal judicial body announced on Sept. 4.

4 September, 01:25 PM

Drone attacks trigger fires and blackouts in occupied Ukrainian cities

A series of explosions and a drone attack were recorded in temporarily occupied Melitopol, Donetsk, and the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk Oblast overnight on June 29, Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported, citing local residents.

29 June, 08:24 AM

Ukrainian unit strikes Russian communication facilities in occupied territories

Operators of Ukraine’s 413th Raid Regiment said they had struck Russian military communications facilities deep behind the front line in occupied Ukrainian territories to disrupt command systems and drone operations used by occupying forces on May 23.

23 May, 03:57 PM

SBU reveals Russian spy inside Ukraine’s Air Force plotting attacks on key fighter bases

A Russian agent embedded in Ukraine’s Air Force was exposed while planning strikes on F-16 and Mirage 2000 bases, the Security Service of Ukraine said on July 30.

31 July 2025, 01:09 AM

Ukrainian intelligence, resistance destroy Russian satellite hub in Melitopol blast

A July 10 explosion in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, killed five Russian soldiers and destroyed a satellite communications station used by Moscow’s forces, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency reported on July 11.

11 July 2025, 06:31 PM

Russia imprisons several Ukrainians abducted from occupied Melitopol

A court in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don sentenced five residents of occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, to lengthy prison terms on charges of establishing a “terrorist underground,” independent Russian media outlet Meduza reported on April 29.

30 April 2025, 02:03 AM

Armored vehicle carrying Kadyrov fighters blown up in Melitopol, at least five occupiers killed — HUR

An armored Tigr vehicle carrying Russian Kadyrov fighters exploded on the outskirts of temporarily occupied Melitopol in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, killing at least five Russian occupiers, Ukraine’s military intelligence said on April 4.

4 April 2025, 12:51 PM

Russian bases near Melitopol may have been struck

Strikes reportedly targeted a Russian military base near Russian-occupied Melitopol, according to Petro Andryushchenko, former Mariupol mayoral advisor and head of the Center for the Study of Occupation on Jan. 7.

7 January 2025, 12:54 PM

Russian propaganda accuses Ukraine of planning to blow up dam in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russian propagandists are spreading false claims that Ukrainian forces are allegedly "preparing a massive strike" on a dam in Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhya Oblast.

12 November 2024, 12:32 AM

Explosions shake temporarily occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhya Oblast

A series of explosions rang out in temporarily occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhya Oblast overnight, the local publication RIA Melitopol reported on July 24.

24 July 2024, 08:29 AM

Unveiling life in occupied Melitopol: Insights from Zla Mavka partisan movement founder

Zla Mavka, a leader in the women's resistance movement against the occupiers, told NV on June 29 about the situation in the enemy-captured city and how people who still refuse to accept Russian documents are surviving.

2 July 2024, 02:22 PM

Occupied Mariupol, Berdyansk and Melitopol waking up to explosions

Explosions were heard in occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Berdiansk and Melitopol, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, reported Mariupol Mayor's advisor Petro Andriushchenko on Telegram on June 27.

27 June 2024, 11:00 AM

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Oblast military administration reports explosion of Russian ammunition depot in occupied Melitopol

The Russian ammunition depot in temporarily occupied city of Melitopol “blew up” on March 7, along with the supply truck, Zaporizhzhya Oblast military administration head Ivan Fedorov reported in his March 8 Telegram post.

8 March 2024, 06:15 PM

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