The mayor of Melitopol in exile, Ivan Fedorov, reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform saw.
"The occupiers can’t keep quiet again, but it's too late for drills. It's now loud in Melitopol," he wrote.
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Fedorov added that he was awaiting details from the General Staff.
An order was issued by occupation authorities to designate Melitopol as the administrative center of the captured part of Zaporizhia region.