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The car of a top Russian commander was blown up in the occupied southern port city of Mariupol on Monday morning, Ukrainian officials said.
“According to preliminary information, the car of one of the occupiers’ commanders exploded,” Mariupol’s city council said.
The council said the blast occurred in a central area of the city’s Primorskyi district. It did not name the Russian officer or say whether the explosion caused any casualties.
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko said: “The Mariupol resistance struck in occupied Mariupol, blowing up the car of one of the top military officers. More details to follow.”
Russia is yet to comment.