While the Ukrainian counteroffensive that began in the summer of 2023 has produced limited territorial gains, Melitopol is still seen as a target (US News & World Report, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Euronews). The question will be suspended on 31 March 2024 and the outcome determined using data as provided by the Institute for the Study of War's (ISW's) interactive map of Russia's invasion of Ukraine (ISW). The address is Mykhaila Hrushevskoho St, 5, Melitopol' (Mykhaila Hrushevskoho St, 5, Melitopol', Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine, 72300), to which you can zoom on the interactive map by clicking the search button on the upper left of the screen and entering the address. Whether the building is damaged or destroyed would be immaterial.

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The question closed "No" with a closing date of 1 April 2024.

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