Russian bulk carrier docks at Mariupol port in first entry since occupation

The first Russian bulk carrier has entered the temporarily occupied port of Mariupol. It docked at the berth of the Shipyard. Petro Andriushchenko, advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, reported on this.

"And this is very bad news. This is what the dredging was for. Now it has happened - the first sea-class vessel (not a river-sea vessel) docked at the Shipyard's berth yesterday.

The bulk carrier has its own cranes, and its gross tonnage or DWT is much more than 5,000 tons, as in RM 3 vessels," said Andriushchenko. According to him, it is currently unknown what the bulk carrier is filled with, and it is most likely delivering something to Mariupol and unloading it. "It's not hard to guess what exactly.

Definitely not houses for Mariupol residents. The military-logistics map is starting to change. On the other hand, this definitely brings the season of explosions in the Primorsky district of Mariupol closer," wrote the mayor's advisor.

The first Russian bulk carrier calls at the port of Mariupol.

Photo credits: Petro Andriushchenko

Andriushchenko added that the presence of enemy ships in the port is likely to bring the season of explosions in the Primorsky district of Mariupol closer. Dmytro Zabavin, a deputy of the Mariupol City Council, told Suspilne.Resistance that the invaders use the port to transport weapons they hide, unload construction materials, and so on. Previously, the Russian invaders were deepening the bottom of the port of Mariupol.

The Ukrainian Navy explained this by saying that the aggressor wanted to continue exporting loot from Ukraine, such as metal and grain. "I think it has more to do with civilian shipping. Because when it comes to logistical support for the military, they have large landing ships that do not require great depth and can actually go ashore.

And they have eight more of these ships.

Therefore, it is still connected with the need to continue to take the loot from Ukrainian territories," said Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy.

Mariupol port

The National Resistance Center reported that Russia wants to deploy a "branch" of its Black Sea Fleet in Mariupol.

In addition to work in the port, the enemy is trying to establish a direct railroad connection between the occupied Mariupol, Volnovakha and Donetsk.