Explosions ring out near Azovstal steel plant in occupied Mariupol

An explosion rocked the district of the Azovstal steel plant in the occupied city of Mariupol on the evening of 26 May.

Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol, reports this. 

"An explosion occurred in Mariupol! As per the information available now, there has been a strike in the area of Azovstal, there is a large column of smoke."

Russian occupiers have claimed that two long-range missiles were allegedly launched in the direction of Mariupol.

So far, the Ukrainian authorities have not commented on the explosions in Mariupol.

Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Mariupol has become one of the main targets of the occupiers in the Donetsk region. Russia constantly bombarded the city and completely captured it at the end of May 2022, when Ukrainian defenders based in Azovstal surrendered.

Recently, the Russian army has been using Mariupol as its military base, especially the port. The movement of Soviet-made Russian equipment was noticed there.

Explosions also became more frequent in the city. On May 19, explosions rang out in the area of ​​the Mariupol airport, where the occupiers established their base.