Russian Tu-22M3 bombing Mariupol

Video footage of Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 long-range bombers bombing Mariupol.

For the first time since the beginning of military aggression against Ukraine, Russian troops have attacked the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol using long-range Tu-22M3 bombers.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzianyk said this at a briefing on Friday, Ukrinform reports.

According to him, Russian invaders continue to concentrate their efforts on preparations for the offensive in eastern Ukraine, establishing control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and creating the so-called land corridor with the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea.