The Ukrainian army is preparing to attack Mariupol from the sea
Kyiv, October 21 (PolitNavigator, Maxim Karpenko) - Mariupol begins to defend itself from the sea - anti-tank brigades have identified points from which they monitor the movement of ships in the Azov Sea and conduct regular exercises. This is stated in the story of the 1+1 TV channel.
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The exercises are carried out even at night, the Ukrainian military admits. At the same time, even in the center of Mariupol you can hear machine gun fire. The military says that they are shooting at militants who are reconnaissance of the positions of Ukrainian troops.
“Several drones were discovered that were launched from the territory temporarily controlled by the DPR. We fire at these devices and eliminate air targets,” says Dmitry Gorbunov, an officer of the press group of sector “M” of the ATO zone.
The Ukrainian military says that most often aircraft appear in the area of the waters of the Mariupol sea trade port, which is protected by anti-tank brigades.
“The objectives are to defeat enemy equipment. In this case, we protect the shore, go out, conduct training so that the personnel are always in good shape and can carry out a combat mission regardless of time and weather conditions,” shares one of the servicemen.
The Ukrainian army is preparing to attack Mariupol from the sea.