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о меньшей мере, 7 российских военных кораблей начали обстрел Мариуполя, заявили в Пентагоне.

Высокопоставленный представитель Министерства обороны США заявил, что как минимум семь российских военных кораблей ведут огонь по городу Мариуполь, передает CNBC

A senior U.S. Defense official said at least seven Russian warships are firing on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

“What we observe in the last 24 hours is that the Russians have likely been firing into the city from the Sea of Azov,” a senior Defense official said, adding “that wasn’t the case yesterday.”
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share new details from U.S. military reports, said the Russians have a mixture of amphibious landing ships, surface combatants and a minesweeper.
In the neighboring Black Sea, the Russians have approximately 21 warships, the official said.
On Monday, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the Russians have attempted to encircle Mariupol from both the north and up its coast.
“They clearly want to take Mariupol. It’s a city port city there on the Sea of Azov and it’s a link between the Donbas area and Crimea,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said during a press conference.
“You can see why Mariupol might be of interest but the Ukrainians are defending it bravely and have been able to stymie the Russians’ efforts to take it,” he said.
– Amanda Macias