Liberators' Arch on Victory Square in Melitopol. Archival photoMELITOPOL, 8 Aug. The Armed Forces of Ukraine opened on Melitopol, all missiles were shot down by Russian air defense, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. According to him, there is no electricity near the railway station. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the president, the ultimate goal is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia itself. Russia in Ukraine
