Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) carried out an operation in occupied Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on 16 August, destroying an ammunition storage level and killing an unknown variety of Russian troops.

Supply: DIU

Particulars: An explosion occurred as a Russian truck carrying navy personnel entered a Russian base in an industrial zone close to the Korvatskyi passage in Melitopol.

DIU reported that not less than six Russian marines had been killed, together with the crew of a UAV unit from the Vostok-Akhmat battalion. The precise variety of casualties will not be but unknown.

The explosion additionally set hearth to an ammunition storage level, and sounds of secondary detonations have been heard.

The Russians despatched 4 ambulances to the scene.

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