Russian invasion update: Enemy aircraft attacking Mariupol and Sartana downed

An enemy aircraft has been downed in Mariupol, Donetsk Region, which was attacking the city and the village of Sartana.

The relevant statement was made by the Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security on its Facebook page, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

According to Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Azov Detachment worked in a coordinated manner.

As of 07:00 a.m., February 28, 2022, the city of Mariupol was Ukrainian controlled. On February 27, 2022, local residents were evacuated from the village of Sartana and Livoberezhnyi District’s peaceful quarter to a safe location.

A reminder that, on February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting a war.

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