Russian forces engage in large-scale equipment transfer in Mariupol district

Mariupol city mayor’s advisor Petro Andriushchenko reported that the occupying forces are massively transferring manpower and armored personnel carriers to the north of the Mariupol district in the direction of Volnovakha

He wrote about this on Telegram.

“The invaders are engaged in a large-scale equipment transfer. Trucks carrying personnel and armored personnel carriers were observed moving towards Volnovakha, north of the Mariupol district, in addition to the Berdyansk-Polohy direction during the afternoon,” the message said. 

Andriushchenko highlighted that the Russians have also resumed the practice of conducting nocturnal movements. Between 2 and 3 in the morning, the sound of military equipment passing through the Azovstal Embankment from Novoazovsk towards Berdyansk was reported.

• Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, stated that the occupiers are actively fortifying defensive structures in the city in anticipation of a potential counteroffensive by Ukrainian Armed Forces.