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Mariupol was a major industrial hub, home of the Illich and Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, and the largest city on the Sea of Azov. [73] Control of its port on the western shore of the Sea of Azov is vital to the economy of Ukraine. For Russia, it would allow a land route to Crimea and allow passage by Russian marine traffic. [74]
Mariupol [a] is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.It is situated on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River.Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the tenth-largest city in the country and the second-largest city in Donetsk Oblast, with an estimated population of 425,681 people in January 2022; [5] as of August 2023, Ukrainian authorities estimate the ...
Citing eyewitnesses, Mariupol internet publication 0629 reported that "terrorists took Demidenko's dead body and cut his ears off and gouged his eyes." [15] Eight soldiers were also wounded in the fighting. [11] The Mariupol city administration declared 10 May 2014 as a day of mourning in honour of those killed in the 9 May incident. [61]
Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city ...
British intelligence reported on more success for Ukrainian troops defending their country, although President Zelensky said thousands of Russian soldiers were massing for a new offensive.
The birth of the port of Mariupol was a logical continuation of rapid development of the industrial Russian South in the second half of 19th century. The shallow wharf in the mouth of the Kalmius River did not meet the development requirements of the fleet along with those of the mining and metallurgical industry of Donets basin (Donbas).
Andrei Marusov shared his harrowing journey from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Thursday’s Anderson Cooper 360.Marusov fled after intense bombing and military invasion have made the ...
Military and political events in Mariupol between 2014 and 2015. Mariupol and Battle of Debaltseve were high-stake arenas for pro-Russian and Ukrainian forces as both cities are vital transport hubs, described as a "gateway to a land-bridge" to Russian-annexed Crimea, and strategically crucial to the pro-Russian objective of opening up and linking areas under their control with a view to ...