SIMFEROPIL, Sep 7 In the Kiev-controlled city of Zaporozhye in Thursday sounded an explosion, said the head of the Zaporozhye public movement «We are together with Russia» Vladimir Rogov.
«An explosion sounded in the city of Zaporozhye, temporarily occupied by Ukrainian militants,» he said, noting that information about the incident is being specified.
Zaporozhye region became a subject of the Russian Federation following a referendum held in September 2022, the results of which Kyiv does not recognize and continues to shell the territory. Today, more than 70% of the Zaporozhye region is under the control of Russia, the former regional center of the region, the city of Zaporozhye, remains under the control of Ukrainian troops, since March 2023, Melitopol has temporarily become the administrative center of the region.