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Russian air defence systems were activated in occupied Mariupol on the morning of 26 August, with activity reported from the area of Sartana towards Volnovakha.

August 26, 2023 Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast

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Petro Andriushchenko (person) Mariupol (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian forces (organization) Ukrainian defense forces (organization) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Pavel Kirilenko (person) Kramatorsk (location) Vuhledar (location) Epiphany (location) Prechistivka (location) Maksymivka (location) Shevchenko (location) Horishne (location) Halytsynivka (location) Bilokuzmynivka (location) Chasiv Yar (location) Yampil (location) Siversk (location) ACHILLES unmanned aerial vehicle strike systems (weapon_system) 92nd Separate Mechanised Brigade named after Kosh Ataman Ivan Sirko (military_unit) Russian APCs-80 (weapon_system) IFV-2 (weapon_system) BREM (armored repair and evacuation vehicle) (weapon_system) Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Ivanovske, and Klishchiivka districts (location) Kurdiumivka, Bila Hora, Diliivka, Oleksandro-Shultine, and Druzhba (location) Pervomayske district (location) Novokalynove, Stepove, Avdiivka, Severne, Pervomaiske, Nevelske (location) Mariinka (location) Ukrainian defenders (military_unit) Vugledar (location) Vuhledar, Vremivka, Blahodatne, Staromayorske, Urozhayne (location) Vuhledar, Novoukrainka, Urozhaine, Rivnopil, Blagodatne, Privilne, Buralatske (location)

Source Reports

Ukrainska Pravda →

Russian air defence was responding in Mariupol on 26 August, from the area of Sartana towards Volnovakha

Kyiv Independent →

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