An explosion wounded a Ukrainian official collaborating with Russian authorities when he opened a gate in his yard; the target was reportedly the deputy head of the Russian Internal Affairs regional office in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

An explosion wounded a Ukrainian official collaborating with Russian authorities when he opened a gate in his yard; the target was reportedly the deputy head of the Russian Internal Affairs regional office in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The morning in the temporarily occupied Melitopol has begun with 'cotton'. The residents of the city's northern districts heard a single explosion at 06:45. Immediately afterwards, the usual set of vehicles for the occupiers in Melitopol, i.e., police and ambulances, rushed through the streets.

An explosion occurred in occupied Melitopol at 6:45 a.m. on May 2, 2023, according to exiled Mayor Ivan Fedorov.

Fedorov suggested the explosion was likely the work of local Ukrainian partisans targeting collaborators.

Russian forces carried out airstrikes on Huliaypole and Orihiv, and shelled frontline villages of the Zaporizhzhia region.