Russia captures strategic city of Melitopol in the south
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Russian troops have captured the city of Melitopol in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhya region, Russia's defence ministry (MoD) said on Saturday, the first significant population centre to be taken over since Moscow launched an invasion. On 25 February 2022, Russian forces entered Melitopol. According to local governor Oleksandr Starukh, shells hit apartment buildings and intensive street fighting occurred.
