Damage To Russian Air Defense System Recorded Near Mariupol

2026-05-19 12:45:14

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, Petro Andriushchenko, published photographs showing damage to a Russian air defense system near occupied Mariupol.

According to Ukrinform, he posted the photos on Telegram.

“Mariupol. Preliminary reports indicate one air defense system eliminated. It burned out in a field northwest of the city limits,” Andriushchenko wrote beneath the photographs, which show thick black smoke rising from the strike location.

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