In addition to being home to the eastern branch of the neo-Nazis it is the 10th largest city in Ukraine - meaning a lot of innocent Ukrainians mixed in with the Azov Battalion, setting up the worst kind of urban warfare. This could be the bloodiest fight of the entire war.
From ZD Net:
Ukrainian cities hit with blackouts after attacks on energy infrastructure
Both Mariupol and Sumy are experiencing widespread blackouts following attacks by Russian forces.
Multiple cities in Ukraine are experience power outages due to the ongoing invasion by Russian forces that started last week.
Global internet access tracker NetBlocks shared data showing widespread internet outages across Mariupol, Sumy, and other regions of the country following an increase in bombing campaigns and rocket fire launched by Russian units.
"Mariupol and Sumy are the main outage incidents we're tracking today. Overall, at national level, observable connectivity is down some 20% compared to ordinary levels prior to the onset of conflict," Alp Toker, director of NetBlocks, told ZDNet.
"The reduction in connectivity is attributed to power outages and the destruction of infrastructure in most of the major conflict zones, and the figure also reflects population flight as people leave home and shutter businesses."
Mariupol, which had about 400,000 residents before the invasion, began seeing widespread outages on Wednesday. Residents told the BBC that there has been "a relentless barrage of Russian shelling."....
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