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.
Russian troops managed to storm the positions of the paratroopers of the 79th Brigade
A convoy of four units of equipment, consisting of a tank and three infantry fighting vehicles, unexpectedly began rapid movement in the middle of the night
A Russian ammunition warehouse was destroyed in occupied Mariupol on Feb 21, causing at least 11 explosions.
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
At least 11 explosions occurred in Mariupol in the evening of February 21.
Two hits were reported in the area of AS-2 and Stan-3000 bus stop, likely where enemy forces were concentrated.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.284Z
Source story: day-366-2023-03-01