Ukraine live briefing: Deadly strikes in occupied Melitopol; Freed Russian arms dealer voices support for war

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Ukraine live briefing: Deadly strikes in occupied Melitopol; Freed Russian arms dealer voices support for war
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Moscow-backed officials accused Ukraine of deploying HIMARS rockets in Melitopol. Kyiv has not taken responsibility.

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, left, seen in 2010, and WNBA player and Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, seen in July. Ukrainian and Russian-backed officials reported deadly attacks in the occupied city of Melitopol on Saturday night, both saying that a recreational center was struck and that there were deaths and injuries. The pro-Moscow officials blamed Ukraine, though Kyiv has not taken responsibility.

with Balitsky claiming two deaths and more than ten injured. Ivan Fedorov, the exiled Ukrainian mayor of Melitopol, 200 people were killed or injured. The Post could not independently verify the figures, which have been inflated by Ukraine and undercounted by Russia in the war. Russian shelling of a residential neighborhood in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region killed two people,. He said the Saturday attacks targeted a hospital, cafe, infrastructure facility, and residential buildings, and also injured five others.

Utility workers in the Black Sea port city of Odessa are working to restore power and water supplies to residents

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