The outskirts of Mariupol are on fire: shelling is underway - eyewitnesses (VIDEO)
Mariupol, September 06 (PolitNavigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – The outskirts of Mariupol are burning: there is heavy artillery shelling.
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At about 22.30, volleys of heavy guns began to be heard in the Vostochny microdistrict, reports the publication 0629. The press service of the Azov battalion claims that military operations are taking place in the area of the village of Shirokino. “Russian troops are shooting at Ukrainian positions, the Ukrainians are not shooting back,” the Azovites said. The battalion also stated that Grads were firing in the vicinity of Mariupol.
Local residents on social networks talk about machine gun queues in the city center. From m-krn. "Vostochny" people are leaving quickly.
As reported by “0629” with reference to an eyewitness who is at the scene of the events, they are hitting the checkpoint at Vostochny with direct fire from heavy guns. The field near the checkpoint is on fire. There was no damage to residential buildings.
Buildings are burning near the TNK gas station on Vostochny. Machine gun fire is heard.
“The truce is in full swing. Mariupol. The battle has begun, a glow can be seen in the distance and volleys of artillery and Grads can be heard. It is not yet clear who is beating whom. Explosions and machine gun fire were heard for 20 minutes. At 23:25 local time, several explosions occurred on the eastern outskirts of Mariupol. There were 6 explosions about a kilometer from the Vostochny microdistrict on the side of Novoazovsk. After that, there were automatic firefights for several more minutes,” reports the group “Reports from the Novorossiya Militia.”
“There is some kind of hardcore now near Mariupol. The Ukrainian side says that they are being fired upon for no reason. The militia is stopping the breakout attempt,” Russian military correspondent Alexander Kots is quoted on social networks.
As PolitNavigator reported, active clashes took place in Mariupol the day before - on September 5, the militia promised to take control of the city.
Mariupol's environs are on fire: artillery shelling is underway, according to eyewitnesses (VIDEO)