Russia builds railroad to Mariupol and Donetsk - Ukrainian official

Photo: Petro Andriushchenko / Telegram

Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, informed this.

"Now it's not just talk, they have started building a railroad bridge near the village of Hranitne across the Kalmius River," he wrote.

Photo: Petro Andriushchenko / Telegram

According to Andriushchenko, if the Russians succeed in building this bridge, it will allow the existing Mariupol-Aslanove-Kalchyk-Volnovakha branch to be connected directly to Taganrog and Rostov-on-Don.

"In practice, this is not only a global solution to the issue of military and civilian logistics, but also a drastic reduction in dependence on railroad connections via the Crimean Bridge," explained the advisor to the mayor of Mariupol.

He also reminded that the railroad connection from Volnovakha to the west goes on through Rozivka-Melitopol to Crimea, and to the north - through Donetsk.

Photo: Petro Andriushchenko / Telegram

• In July, the advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andriushchenko, said that the occupation forces in the city were constantly training and preparing to repel the Ukrainian army's offensive.