In Mariupol, Donetsk region, battles for the metallurgical plant " The Russian occupation troops actually destroyed the plant with shelling.

This was announced by Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denisenko on the air of Ukrainian TV channels, the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security reports..

According to him, the situation in Mariupol is catastrophic.. He says that according to the available data, it can be argued that Ukraine has lost this economic giant.

One of the largest factories in Europe is actually being destroyed, Denisenko noted.

“We must clearly understand: this is Putin’s personal order to destroy this city and, in parallel, of course, one of his key tasks in the war. No matter how this war ends, no matter what happens next, his task is not to demilitarize Ukraine,” he said..

And he added that Putin's task is to de-industrialize Ukraine.. That is, to make sure that after the war we have to restore our factories in the following decades..