Photo: Fires engulfed Mariupol following a drone attack
A series of explosions rocked the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol on the night of June 19, after which numerous fires broke out in the city. According to Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, traffic on the Mariupol–Donetsk highway has been disrupted as a result of the strikes. Attacks were also reported in the occupied cities of Melitopol and Berdiansk.
According to Andriushchenko, at least three strikes have already hit Mariupol, and the situation in the city remains tense. Part of the Primorsky District was left without windows due to Russian air defense operations.
Traffic is also disrupted on the highways connecting the occupied cities—Mariupol–Donetsk and Novoazovsk–Simferopol. Andriushchenko also reported damage in occupied Luhansk.
The Supernova+ Telegram channel, which monitors the aftermath of the strikes, reported a fire near the Mariupol port following one of the airstrikes. According to the channel, fires also broke out on the city’s left bank, where several powerful explosions were heard, and in the Sхідний district.
Local residents reported loud noises near the port and the appearance of drones directly over the city. Occupation-controlled Telegram channels, for their part, reported a group of drones in the Mangush district near Mariupol.
This was reported in a post by Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation, and on the Supernova+ Telegram channel.
As a reminder, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command emphasizes that every enemy drone destroyed saves Ukrainian lives and is another step toward a safer sky over the country. The story of the soldier was made public on June 18 by the Ukrainian Navy.
Since the start of the day, Russian troops have carried out 55 attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. The most tense situation is observed in the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole, and Kostiantynivka sectors.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb suggested that hostilities in Ukraine could continue for at least another three to four months.
