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Video: Russia is moving troops through Mariupol, disguising the convoys as civilian vehicles

UA NEWS 05 July 2026 10:31
Video: Russia is moving troops through Mariupol, disguising the convoys as civilian vehicles

Russian occupation forces have begun moving significant reinforcements to the north of Donetsk Oblast via the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, thereby radically changing the nature of their logistics operations. 

Instead of the usual large convoys, which were easy targets for Ukrainian weapons, the enemy now prefers covert movements in small groups.

The occupiers have begun actively using ordinary civilian vehicles to disguise the redeployment of their units.

Petro Andriushchenko points out that even those vehicles that do not outwardly resemble military equipment are, in fact, performing exclusively military tasks. 

Furthermore, such groups are accompanied by mobile fire teams, which makes it much more difficult to identify them using remote reconnaissance methods.

It has become extremely difficult to detect these movements using satellite imagery or other remote surveillance methods. 

Detecting enemy forces is now possible primarily thanks to real-time data from on-the-ground observers.

These changes indicate that the Russian Armed Forces command is attempting to make the process of redeploying reserves as cautious and covert as possible. 

The enemy is seeking to minimize the risk of personnel and equipment losses while moving through Mariupol to the combat zone.

This was reported by the Telegram channel of Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation. 

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