On May 30, 2022, a powerful explosion occurred in the center of the city of Melitopol (Zaporozhye region, under the control of Russian troops).

The car exploded.

So far, three people have been injured.

Among the wounded is the niece of Evgeny Balitsky, head of the military-civil administration of the Zaporozhye region.

The Kyiv authorities accused Balitsky of "collaboration activities" (Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The explosion occurred at a time when residents of the city received humanitarian aid.

The Kyiv authorities are opening criminal cases under articles on "complicity with the aggressor" and "high treason" against those people who organize humanitarian assistance in the territories controlled by Russian troops, and its supporters attack people who receive this assistance.

Earlier, Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Gerashchenko and other Kyiv officials stated that there is a special service in Ukraine that kills "collaborators" in territories not controlled by the Kyiv authorities.

Similar killings took place in Luhansk, Kharkiv, Kherson regions.

On May 22, an attempt was made on the life of the mayor of Enerhodar (Zaporozhye region, under the control of Russian troops) Andrei Shevchik.