Ukrainian partisans take out two Russian officers, injure 17 in poisoned food attack in Mariupol

Consequences of the Russian shelling of Mariupol
Consequences of the Russian shelling of Mariupol

Two Russian officers in occupied Mariupol have died after being poisoned by Ukrainian partisans, Petro Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of the city, reported on Telegram on Wednesday, August 2.

The occupiers were killed by the Y group of Mariupol’s resistance movement, Andryushchenko said.

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Several Russian officers were poisoned en masse at an event to celebrate Russia’s Navy Day at a military base in the city, he said. Another 17 Russian soldiers were taken to hospital in a serious condition.

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"The occupiers suspect the use of cyanide and pesticides in the food," Andryushchenko wrote, adding that poison is always enough for rats.

The Center of National Resistance recently reported that Ukrainian partisans had also successfully carried out a sabotage operation in Mariupol.

Guerrillas destroyed three military trucks, damaged a military engineering building, and disabled the production of “dragon's teeth" tank traps.

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