Russian-appointed puppet in charge of sports and culture target of assassination attempt in Melitopol

The Russians have reported that in occupied Melitopol there was an assassination attempt on Andrii Boiko, the Russian-installed "Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism" of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Source: Kremlin-aligned news outlet RIA Novosti, quoting Volodymyr Rohov, a collaborator; Ivan Fedorov, the Mayor of Melitopol

Quote: "There was a targeted explosion intended to kill him. An improvised explosive device detonated in a densely inhabited residential building in the yard of a high-rise building, where many civilians could have been injured."

Details: According to Rohov, Boiko sustained minor injuries; he was taken to the hospital and "the victim's life is not in danger".

Fedorov has published a photo of the explosion site.

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