Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov reported the information.
"It's loud in Melitopol! A powerful explosion was heard in the city center," the mayor wrote.
As of 11:50 a.m., there is no detailed information on casualties or damage.
However, Fedorov added, "We are waiting for details of who has smoked irresponsibly or how the enemy air defense system is malfunctioning."
Russian propaganda media also confirmed the information about the explosion.
On April 2, at least 6 explosions occurred in the locomotive depot in the temporarily occupied Melitopol, where Russian troops had set up a warehouse for repairing equipment and fuel, as well as part of an ammunition depot.
On the morning of April 3, a car exploded in the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region. The injured defector Maxym Zubariev was provided with medical assistance.