Russian occupiers may prepare for landing in Mariupol, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said on the air of the telethon. According to her, the command is now checking the relevant information..

“We are checking information that the enemy may be preparing for a naval operation.. But this information is still being verified,"

She added that enemy troops continue to bomb the already destroyed but not broken Mariupol.. Over the past day, the invaders carried out airstrikes on the city, and also stormed the area of \u200b\u200bthe seaport of Mariupol.

Despite this, Malyar noted, the defenders of the city continue to protect it from the advance of the enemy inland..

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Recall that the United States believes that the Russian Federation may start the next stage of a large-scale war against Ukraine this weekend or early next week.. Senior officials, who wished to remain anonymous, said the US is working to convince allies to send even more artillery and ammunition to Ukraine.. This is necessary so that they do not end with the onset of the Russian invaders.