In Melitopol, an explosion occurred at the headquarters of the “We are together with Russia” movement, which is preparing for the referendum

In the city of Melitopol, Zaporozhye region, which is under the control of Russian troops, an explosion occurred at the headquarters of the “We are together with Russia” movement, which is preparing referendums in the occupied territories. This was announced by the head of the administration controlled by the Russian Federation, Vladimir Rogov.

No one was injured as a result of the incident. Rogov called the incident a “terrorist attack” and blamed Ukraine for it.

Information about the fact of the explosion was also confirmed by the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, who is now in territory controlled by Ukraine. In his message, he called the damaged building the headquarters of United Russia. “One step further from a pseudo-referendum,” he commented.

The Ukrainian military did not comment on the incident.

Updated . According to Astra, another explosion occurred in Melitopol the day before. An improvised explosive device went off at the gate of a private house, no one was injured. Anna Shirokova, who calls herself a “member of the election commission” formed before the referendum, lives in the house.

• On September 5, drones attacked the headquarters of the “We are together with Russia” movement in Energodar. The drones were shot down and no casualties were reported.