Russian troops are preparing line of defense around Mariupol

This was announced on Telegram by Petro Andryushchenko, the city mayor's adviser.

"Around Mariupol, Russian occupiers began to build a line of defense. Two mini-plants for the production of concrete, which were installed in Mariupol, are working at the front. They are producing anti-tank concrete "pyramids", which are partially transported towards Zaporizhzhya/Kherson. They are partially installed in the area of ​​the highway between Mariupol and the village Nikolsk. They are also significantly strengthening the direction from the north to the village of Stary Krym," the message says.

According to him, the occupiers are significantly strengthening the fortifications around Mariupol.

"Despite all the statements "Russia is here forever", in reality the Russians do not have such optimism. Therefore, if before the Kharkiv counteroffensive they dug up equipment for the front, today the trend is the process of significant fortification of Mariupol," he wrote.