Glorious Mariupol today is under temporary occupation. Since February 21, 14 explosions have been reported around the captured city.
Explosions were heard at the airport's ammunition depots, two fuel depots and a steel plant that Russia uses as a military base. This was reported by British intelligence.
Why explosions in Mariupol disturb the invaders
Mariupol is located at least 80 kilometers from the front line.
Russia is likely to be concerned that strange explosions are taking place in a zone that it previously assessed as beyond the normal Ukrainian strike capabilities, the intelligence noted.
The British Ministry of Defense stressed that although Mariupol was significantly destroyed at the beginning of the war, it is important for Russia, since it is the largest city that the invaders captured in 2022. At present, the invaders still control it.
In addition, Mariupol is located on a key logistical route.
Explosions in Mariupol: everything that is known
- The first explosions in Mariupol thundered on the evening of February 21. Subsequently, they were recorded at night against February 22 and in the morning.
- Advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the ammunition depot and the military base of the Russian occupiers.
- On February 24, powerful explosions were again heard in Mariupol. They resounded in warehouses with enemy ammunition.
- The head of the press center of the Operational Command “South” Natalya Gumenyuk said that the attacks on Russian positions in Mariupol indicate that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have found a way to beat the Russians in the rear.
