A fire broke out near the Russian military base in Mariupol, reported Petro Andryushchenko, an advisor to the city's mayor, who is staying outside its borders. Andryushchenko reported that the fire “is being watched by the entire city, and the Russians are leaving quickly.”
The advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, destroyed and occupied by the Russians, reported on the Telegram channel that a fire broke out in the area of the new military base.
“No details yet,” Petro Andryushchenko wrote on Telegram. The mayor's advisor emphasized that the fire “is being watched by the entire city.” He said that residents did not hear any explosions, but that “the Russians are leaving quickly.” He did not specify whether it was the escape of Russian soldiers or civilians living near the military base.
Andryushchenko also published photos showing a column of smoke in the area of the Russian military base.
A column of smoke in the area of the Russian military base in Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko/Telegram
Smoke near the Russian military base in Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko/Telegram
After the outbreak of Russian aggression
In May 2022, after almost three months of siege and heavy fighting, Mariupol was occupied by Russian troops. Before the start of the military invasion Russia on Ukraine This port city, located on the Sea of Azov, was home to nearly 450,000 people. During the Russian siege, half of the population left, and tens of thousands of civilians died.
The mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boychenko, left the city shortly after the outbreak of Russian aggression. In a conversation with Ukrainian journalists, he said that he did so on the orders of the then head of the Donetsk region, Pavel Kyrylenko, and the Security Service of Ukraine. Boychenko is currently in Zaporozhye, controlled by Ukrainian forces.
NV, Radio Swoboda, tvn24.pl
Main image source: Petro Andryushchenko/Telegram