An explosion occurred in the city center of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, at 07:00 on September 23, 2022. The explosion was described as loudly audible and powerful.

Entities

Melitopol (location) Ivan Fedorov (person) Russia (organization) Anatolii Kurtiev (person) Russian forces (organization) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Zaporizhzhia (location) Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense forces (military_unit) Russian missile (weapon_system) Russian troops (military_unit) Rustem Umerov (person) Crimea (location) Oksana Deryabina (person) Sergei Deryabin (person) Anatoliy Kurtiev (person) Alexander Starukh (person) Ukrainian partisans (organization) Zaporizhzhia Anti-Air Defense (military_unit) Oleksandr Starukh (person) Zaporizhzhia NPP (location) South Ukrainian NPP (location)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

An explosion rocked Melitopol at 07:00 on Friday, September 23.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

At night, Russian troops shelled Zaporizhzhia, damaging seven buildings; the number of casualties is yet unclear.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

A powerful explosion occurred in Melitopol at 7:00 AM on September 23, 2022. Mayor Ivan Fedorov stated that information about casualties is being verified.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Occupiers launched rocket attacks on Zaporizhzhia causing destroyed houses.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Anti-aircraft defense forces shot down an enemy missile.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:20:52.323Z

Source story: 7368702