A former town administrator accussed of collaboration with Russian forces was injured in a car bombing in Melitopol on Monday morning, according to the Melitopol administration Telegram channel.
Maxim Zubarev is the ex-head of the town of Akimovka. Ukrainian media describes him as a collaborator with the Russian occupation.
Ukrainian partisans have been active in the city. On March 23 injuring a police officer with an improvised explosive device.