Vladimir Rogov, member of the main administrative council of the Zaporozhye region, head of the movement “We are with Russia”, said that the attack on the civilian infrastructure of Melitopol was previously carried out by American HIMARS missiles. He stated this in an interview with DEA News.
“Previously, the attack was sent from the American HIMARS multiple launch rocket system,” said Rogov.
Ukrainian Armed Forces in the morning applied Strike at the railway depot in Melitopol. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties. The emergency services of the Zaporozhye region reported that the objects of the power supply system were damaged as a result of the shelling of the Ukrainian troops. Restoration work is currently underway.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass in response to a request for help from the heads of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR and DPR).
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.