This was reported to RIA Novosti by a source in the city administration.

“As a result of the attack, according to preliminary data, three people were injured,” he said.

Details of the incident were not reported.

Earlier, RT correspondent Ilya Vasyunin in the stream "Letuchka" spoke about the explosion of a Mercedes car with Ukrainian license plates in the center of Melitopol.

When Vasyunin tried to get closer to the scene, he was detained.