The Russians are strengthening military logistics through the port of Mariupol

Deputy of the Mariupol City Council Dmytro Zabavin reported that Russia is trying to increase the capacity of the port in the city in order to strengthen military logistics to the temporarily occupied territories.

“The Russians are not using the port of Mariupol for the capacity they expect. They declare what they bring to the port as construction materials and humanitarian aid. However, we all understand very well that part of what they bring to the port of Mariupol is military equipment and weapons,” Zabavin said.

The deputy also added that the Russians use part of the building materials brought to Mariupol for the construction of defense structures.

“The Russians are trying in every possible way to hide the fact that they are delivering weapons to the port of Mariupol. Accordingly, they want to increase the capacity of the port in order to import even more weapons for the war. Also, if we talk about the construction materials that they transport to the port, then part of these materials is really used for the construction of new houses. However, the other part is used for the construction of defense structures in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine,” he added.

The Russians fired again at the Avdiiv Coke Chemical Plant “Metinvest” The private joint-stock company “Avdiiv Coke Chemical Plant”, which is part of the “Metinvest” group and has been in cold storage since May 2022, was subjected to another terrorist attack by the Russian occupiers on October 10. “Since three in the morning, Russian troops have been trying to storm Avdiyivka, already 12 airstrikes… The city is on fire. The Avdiyiv Coke Plant has just flown into the plant management building again. Our military is on the defensive. I hope the Russians will choke with a bone in their throat,” wrote the People’s Deputy, former general director of the Avdiiv Coke Chemical Plant Musa Magomedov on Tuesday.

As reported in the information of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Russian occupying army shelled populated areas of the Donetsk region 10 times in the past day. In particular, the Russians launched an airstrike on Avdiivka, “and then they covered the city with Grady and artillery. The Avdiiv Coke Chemical Plant has been in cold preservation mode since May 2022. “Metinvest” previously evacuated part of the equipment and vehicles to other enterprises of the group. In particular, railway wagons of the Avdiiv Coke Chemical Plant were transported.

Avdiiv coke chemical plant is the largest coke chemical plant in Europe, the main producer of coke in Ukraine.

The Avdiiv Coke Chemical Plant is part of the Metinvest group, the main shareholders of which are the Private Joint Stock Company “System Capital Management” (Donetsk) (71.24%) and the “Smart Holding” group of companies (23.76%).

“Metinvest Holding” company is the managing company of the “Metinvest” group.