Explosion disrupts power supply in Melitopol

An explosion occurred in Melitopol, a city in the Russian-annexed part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. The state-owned Russian news outlet RIA Novosti reported the incident.

According to the publication, power went out around 9:50 p.m. local time in the Mikroraion quarter of Melitopol. The sound of an explosion was heard shortly afterwards.

Electric and water supply have failed in parts of the city. The cause of the blast has not yet been reported.