This was reported by Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol.
"The speed of the trucks carrying ammunition, recorded by the observation, is about a day. In the afternoon they go towards Zaporizhzhia, the next day they return empty and move towards Novoazovsk," Andriushchenko wrote.
The Russian army has resumed moving to the northern part of the region towards the cities of Volnovakha and Donetsk. At the same time, they continue to transfer ammunition from Boykivske through Hranitne village in the direction of Vuhledar.
"A part of the military has been withdrawn from the Yalta and Urzuf training grounds. They were transported by trucks, with ammunition, through Urzuf towards Berdiansk at the beginning of the week," adds the mayor's advisor.
Andriushchenko noted that some of the trucks that have returned to their base are now damaged.
On May 8, media reported that in the temporarily occupied Mariupol, Russia began mobilizing local residents.
On May 13, Ukrainian defenders eliminated a group of Russians in the temporarily occupied Mariupol district.
An advisor to the mayor of Mariupol said that Russian troops were actively reinforcing the city's defenses in anticipation of a counteroffensive by the Ukrainian army.