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Russian troops block residential neighborhood in occupied Melitopol

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“Tens of thousands of residents are cut off from the city” as Russian occupiers are blocking Novyi Melitopol, a residential neighborhood in the eastern part of Melitopol, Mayor Ivan Fedorov reported on July 11. According to Fedorov, Russians said they had found some explosives in the neighborhood.

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