“A Russian liberal patriot warned me that Moscow will soon launch a massive military operation in the Mariupol zone, Ukrainian diplomat Vadym Trukhanov writes in Facebook March 26.…

About 100 rebels on tanks and APCs entered Kominterneve, a village near Mariupol in the no-man’s land, 112 –Ukrayina TV reports Dec. 22.…

The police say Central Election Commission head Mykhailo Okhendovsky is to blame for the disruption of voting in Mariupol Oct. 25, interior minister’s adviser Ivan Stojko says.…

Speaking to ZIK by skype today, committee of Voters of Ukraine NGO Maria Zakharchenko said the committee will recommend to reschedule the elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmijsk 2 months, saying the voting there is stalled.…

The head of the Donetsk military/civilian administration, Pavlo Zhebrivsky, does not rule out that Oct. 25 local elections in Mariupol may be cancelled, Ukrayinska Pravda reports Oct. 19.…

OSCE says in its Aug. 27 report that its drones spotted 5 tanks near Bezymenne, 2 tanks near Michurine, 3 large-caliber artillery pieces near Zhovten and 5 tanks west of Starolaspa.…

Donbas rebels used self-propelled 152-mm guns to shell the village of Sopyne near Mariupol, Mariupol city administration says, UNIAN reports Aug. 25.…

The OSCE mission confirmed Aug. 18 that the village of Sartana near Mariupol had been shelled by the rebels using heavy artillery banned by the Minsk agreements, Ukrayinska Pravda reports Aug. 19.…

‘Donbas’ battalion volunteers are to return to the combat zone near Mariupol, UNIAN reports Aug.…

In a bid to calm down the fears of Mariupol residents, Pres Poroshenko said the city will not be a part of the proposed buffer zone between Ukraine and the Donbas separatist republics, Interfax reports July 27.…

After inspecting a naval military exercise in the Mykolayiv oblast, Pres Poroshenko vowed to defend the coast and the strategic Mariupol area, presidential website July 21 report says. He said he was impressed with the level of training of…

The Russia/rebel command has strengthened its flank formations with respect to the Ukrainian army in the area of Svitlodarsk-Artemivsk, military expert Dmytro Tymchuk reports May 6.…

Deputy commander of Ukraine troops in Donbas Serhy Halushko said on 112 Ukrayina TV there are no plans to withdraw Ukraine troops from Shirokine. “Given the situation and the number enemy attacks on our forces the withdrawal is out of the…

Intensive shelling of Donetsk and its suburbs started late Saturday on May 2, with residential areas controlled by Donetsk rebels coming under fire, Radio Svoboda reported, citing social networks users who could not say who the shelling had been…

Ukraine troops will strengthen Mariupol defense when they leave Shyrokine, president’s speaker on Donbas conflict Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said May 2.…

The secretary of the National Defense and Security Council Olexandr Turchynov has inspected today the defensive fortification in Donbas, Interfax-Ukrayina reports Apr. 16. …

Russia has supplied 150 107-mm recoilless guns to Donbas rebels, Ukraine army spokesman said March 19, LigaBiznesInform reports.…

According to Ukraine intelligence, Russian and rebel troops are sending reconnaissance groups to Mariupol, Artemivsk and Shchastya to gauge our defenses, expert Dmytro Snehiryov says, ZIK reports March 6. …