Five loud blasts reported in occupied Mariupol

That’s according to Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the city mayor in exile, Ukrinform reports.

"Five loud explosions in a row in the Prymorskyi district of Mariupol. Our people report that they rang out in the sea port area. That’s exactly where the occupiers recently deployed military hardware and anti-aircraft defense systems," Andriushchenko wrote.

According to the official, the consequences are being verified.

He added that after the explosions, a large number of enemy warplanes appeared in the sky above the city.

Meanwhile, pro-Russian chats are being "purged at bullet speed" of any reports regarding the blasts.

As reported, Russia's aggression caused a major humanitarian disasters in Mariupol. Almost 90% of the city has been destroyed as a result of enemy shelling.

Currently, more than 100,000 residents remain in the acptured city.

The invaders are turning Mariupol and the surrounding villages into a military-logistics hub for the Russian army.