Russian warship enters Mariupol port for first time since occupation - Andriushchenko
For the first time since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine, a Russian warship has entered and docked at the seaport of the temporarily occupied Mariupol.
Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
"Mariupol port has become a military base. Yesterday, for the first time since the occupation, a Russian warship entered the waters of the Mariupol seaport and docked. An hour before its mooring, four combat helicopters of different classes landed on the port territory and stayed there until the evening," Andriushchenko wrote.
He noted that it is not yet possible to say whether this is a systematic or a one-time mooring, we need to observe. "However, the ship is definitely moored in a completely different place from the one announced by the 'top scum'. If it is a permanent base, then a lot of questions arise. Starting from what threat the ship poses to the assessment of the threat in the near future regarding a new battle for Mariupol," added the mayor's advisor.
As reported, the Russian invaders are turning Mariupol and the surrounding villages into a military and logistics hub.