Russia building road to connect Rostov and occupied Mariupol: Satellite images
Russian military (Getty Images)
Russians are constructing a road from Rostov-on-Don to the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol in the Donetsk region. Satellite images show the work progress along this route, according to Radio Svoboda.
Journalists compared satellite images from the Planet.com service over a 12-month period (this October and a year earlier).
The comparison shows how Russians are building a new road from Rostov-on-Don (Russia) to the temporarily occupied Mariupol.
Russia is building a road from Rostov to occupied Mariupol (satellite images: planet.com/t.me/radiosvoboda)
As the images show, the road (indicated in red on the images) will pass far from settlements. This may be linked to the difficulties arising from expanding an existing road (indicated in blue on the photos).
Occupiers are attempting to upgrade logistics with Mariupol
Mariupol's Mayor advisor, Petro Andriushchenko, says that Russian invaders are building a direct railway connection with the occupied settlements of Mariupol, Volnovakha, and Donetsk. They have already begun constructing a railway bridge near the village of Granitne over the Kalmius River.
According to Andriushchenko, it not only addresses military and civilian logistics but also reduces dependence on the railway connection through the Crimean Bridge.
