A large fire broke out in occupied Melitopol on Sunday, June 8. The Hydromash plant is on fire, according to the local outlet RIA Pivden. Smoke was spotted near the Hydromash plant on the morning of ...

The name “Melitopol” means “the Honey City” in Ukrainian and the city’s official logo features a cherry, a nod to the deep red fruit the region is famous for.

Melitopol lies about 40 miles behind the front lines in the Zaporizhzhia region and is known as the gateway to Crimea. This is due to its location at the crossroads of two major highways and a ...

The counteroffensive plan centred on the city of Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast was crucial for Ukraine. However, the strategy was changed when General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the then-Commander of ...

Melitopol is a key hub, and regaining control over it could help Ukraine’s forces take back not only the full Zaporizhzhia region, but also the rest of neighboring Kherson.

Ukrainians in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol fear they will be called up by Moscow following a referendum on joining Russia in which some residents were forced to vote at gunpoint, its ...

A string of explosions struck the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol on the afternoon of 11 December. Source: Ivan Fedorov, the lawful Mayor of Melitopol, on Telegram Quote: "It is noisy in ...

Travel 30 miles farther, and they’ll arrive at Melitopol. Those 45 miles are daunting for the Ukrainians, to say the least. But an advance of 45 miles starts with a few hundred yards.

Ukraine Wins New Aid Pledges as Blasts Strike Russian-Occupied Melitopol Explosions damaged a bridge used by Russian forces, and Kyiv received promises of more than €1 billion to help weather winter ...

The name “Melitopol” means “the Honey City” in Ukrainian and the city’s official logo features a cherry, a nod to the deep red fruit the region is famous for.