A car bomb exploded near the Zaporizhzhia TV company building (ZaTV) in Melitopol, which Russian occupiers attributed to a 'terrorist attack' and claimed injured five people.
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A homemade device exploded near the ZaTV building, injuring five people according to Russian collaborator Vladimir Rogov.
The explosion occurred near the office of the Russian FSB in a building belonging to Evgeniy Balitskiy, according to Mayor Ivan Fedorov.
Russian sources estimate the explosion force at 1.5-2 kg TNT equivalent.
A car exploded near the headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and premises where Russian television is broadcast in occupied Melitopol on the morning of Oct. 25.
A decision center for Melitopol governor Evgeny Balitsky was destroyed in Melitopol.
A car exploded near the building belonging to the Balitsky family in Melitopol, an event Mayor Ivan Fedorov described as a result of conflict between Russian military representatives and the FSB.
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