Ukrainian forces struck a warehouse at Mariupol airport, causing explosions and setting fuel dumps on fire, which scrambled Russian Su-25 aircraft.
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Ukrainian forces struck a warehouse at Mariupol airport, causing explosions and setting fuel dumps on fire, which scrambled Russian Su-25 aircraft.
Nighttime blasts in and around Mariupol airport on Feb. 21 and 22, and a series of daytime strikes on Feb. 23
At least 11 or 12 blasts hit Mariupol airport, and two or three explosions on the premises of a steel mill. Most reports said there were 15 total impacts.
The strikes set two major aviation fuel storage sites on fire at the airport, and badly damaged Russian troop quarters at the steel mill.
Russian military blogger Ivan Utenkov stated 'some new munitions' were behind the blasts
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Source story: day-366-2023-03-01