Contents tagged with Mariupol

  • Kyiv: Russia deploys significant assault forces toward Berdyansk

    Russia is shifting a large contingent of assault forces toward the Berdyansk direction, with troop movements observed since Sunday. New units are being relocated closer to Tokmak, with additional advancements toward Vuhledar, the Volnovakha district, and the northern part of the Mariupol district. The preparation process for new contract soldiers in the Mariupol-Berdyansk agglomeration has nearly concluded, reported the Mayor of Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko.

    The intensified use of helicopters …

  • Russia opens highway connecting Rostov-on-Don to occupied Mariupol and Crimea

    Russian authorities have opened a section of a highway that will connect Rostov-on-Don with the occupied city of Mariupol, according to an announcement by the Russian Mariupol City Council's press service.

    The Russians have labeled this project as a "connection of Russia's historic regions." Marat Khusnullin, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister for Construction, Housing, and Regional Development, announced the opening of several roadways in what he called Russia's historic regions.

    This includes a …

  • Ukrainian strikes trigger chain of explosions at Russian ammunition depot near Mariupol

    In the early hours of September 13, Ukrainian Defense Forces targeted the Mariupol area, resulting in an extensive detonation of ammunition and air defense missiles lasting four hours, reported Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol.

    Russian Telegram channels reported an overnight drone attack near Mariupol.

    According to Andriushchenko, a confirmed strike hit a depot containing ammunition and air defense missiles in the village of Hlybokе, with the detonation ongoing until 5 …

  • Ukrainian Forces target Russian military bases near Mariupol: significant damage and casualties reported

    On the afternoon of June 22, explosions rocked the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol in the Donetsk region. Notably, a base of the Russian Armed Forces was damaged, repotted Petro Andryushchenko, advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol, on Telegram.

    Preliminary information suggests that today's strikes in the occupied city hit a Russian military base.

    The attack resulted in damage to five pieces of Russian equipment and an air defense system. 

    Andryushchenko also reported that additional …

  • German companies linked to reconstruction efforts in Russian-occupied Mariupol

    German construction equipment and materials have been spotted in the occupied city of Mariupol, which was largely destroyed by Russian forces, ARD News reported. An investigation by ARD's Monitor magazine, which analyzed construction company reports and photo and video material from Mariupol, revealed the presence of German-made machinery and windows, as well as cement bags bearing the logo of Knauf, a major German company with business in Russia.

    In response to a query from ARD Monitor, Knauf …

  • Russian military base in Mariupol comes under attack amid air defense failure

    Powerful explosions rocked the occupied city of Mariupol on the morning of January 13th. Witnesses report an attack on a Russian military facility in the Kalmius district.

    Petro Andryushchenko, an advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol, provided details of the incident.

    Reports of loud explosions in the city emerged after 9 a.m. The Russians attempted to intercept the missiles with air defense systems but apparently failed.

    "Mariupol. Loud. Observing the work of the enemy's air defense," reported …

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces destroy key railway bridge in Donetsk region thwarting Russian military logistics

    In the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces have precision-targeted and destroyed a partially constructed railway bridge and enemy equipment near the village of Hranitne in the Donetsk region, according to Petro Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol.

    "Yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a precision strike that destroyed a half-built railway bridge, fuel tanks, and engineering vehicles near the village of Hranitne. Attempts were made to shoot them down, but the Russian air …

  • Ukrainian Forces liberate key village on their way to Berdyansk and Mariupol

    The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that Ukrainian troops had liberated the village of Urozhaine in the Donetsk region.

    "During the offensive, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces took control of the settlement of Urozhaine, gained foothold on the new defense lines, continue inflicting fire damage with artillery on identified enemy targets, and carry out counter-battery measures," the Ukrainian General Staff said.

    Information about the liberation of Urozhaine was …

  • Ukraine carries out missile strike on Russian military base in occupied Mariupol

    On the evening of May 19, explosions rocked the suburbs and at the airport of the occupied Mariupol.

    According to the adviser to the Mariupol mayor, Petro Andriushchenko, the Russian military base was hit. 150 Russian servicemen were at the base at the time of the explosion. This site is used to host Russian air defense systems.

    "Russians are deliberately lying about the place of the strike to prevent the follow-up strikes. They are just wasting time. Ukraine has the most sensitive eyes and …

  • Ukrainian officials highlight Mariupol's acute shortage of water and medicine

    Mariupol city officials have drawn attention to the dangerous shortage of medicine and drinking water in the occupied port city.

    According to the Mariupol City Council, residents are dying from a "shortage of drugs for cancer patients, people with diabetes, tuberculosis and problems with the thyroid gland."

    The city’s mayor, Vadym Boychenko, said patients "are at risk and cannot wait for the occupiers to deliver medicines. Their lives are in danger."

    "After all, for more than 2 months, the …