Liberators' Arch on Victory Square in Melitopol. Archival photoMOSCOW, Aug 21Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, said that, according to preliminary data, air defense was activated in Melitopol. he is on his Telegram channel. He added that Russian air defense systems stopped the actions of an attack unmanned vehicle. During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region and the entire Kherson region, occupying such large cities as Kherson, Melitopol and Berdyansk, and cutting off Ukraine from the Sea of Azov. New administrations have been formed in both regions, Russian TV channels and radio stations are broadcasting, trade and transport links with Crimea are being restored. The regions announced plans to become part of Russia.
