In Melitopol, part of the city was left without power following the explosions
On the evening of April 22, explosions occurred in the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, followed by a fire in the city. Reports indicate that an energy infrastructure facility was hit, leaving part of the city without power.
According to information from monitoring Telegram channels, the area around the power substation was likely hit.
Eyewitnesses report that several explosions were heard before the fire, after which part of the city was left without power.
Reports of a partial blackout in various districts of Melitopol are also circulating online. According to preliminary data, an energy infrastructure facility was hit.
In Russia, two more oil refineries have haltedoperations following drone strikes — Reuters.
Rockets struck the "Molniya" drone manufacturing plant in Taganrog
Additionally, on April 18, Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian TOS-1A “Sontsepok” heavy flamethrower system in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Ukrainian defenders launched a successful strike on enemy logistics hubs, destroying oil product tanks near the temporarily occupied city of Luhansk.
In the Russian city of Tuapse in the Krasnodar Krai, explosions were heard on the night of April 16 amid a drone attack. The strikes may have targeted tanks at the Tuapse Oil Refinery, which is owned by Rosneft.
