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Melitopol

American  
[mel-uh-taw-puhl, myi-lyi-taw-puhl] / ˌmɛl əˈtɔ pəl, mjɪ ljɪˈtɔ pəl /

noun

  1. a city in SE Ukraine, NW of the Sea of Azov: battles 1941, 1943.


Melitopol British  
/ mɪliˈtɔpəlj /

noun

  1. a city in SE Ukraine. Pop: 157 000 (2005 est)

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At least 10 incidents were recorded between Russia's border and the occupied city of Mariupol, with one strike recorded south-west of the city of Melitopol.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

That May, occupiers seized TSATU’s campus and renamed it Melitopol State University—a “pseudouniversity,” Kiurchev says.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 17, 2024

“The strike caused a panic in Melitopol, as many Russian proxy police officers rushed to the scene with their sirens on,” the intelligence unit said on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday.

From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2023

Ivan Fyodorov, Ukrainian mayor of Melitopol, a Russian-held city in the Zaporizhzhia region, told AP that local residents are effectively being forced to vote.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

In its daily battlefield update, the Ukrainian military reported no new breakthroughs, but said its troops continued to advance towards Melitopol, a major Russian-occupied urban centre in Zaporizhzhia region.

From Reuters ● Sep. 2, 2023

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