Car blast in Mariupol wounds Russian official, Ukraine’s military intelligence says
Nation1 March 2025, 02:50 PM
An explosion rocked temporarily occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast overnight on Feb. 28, injuring a Russian occupation official, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Defense Ministry reported on March 1.
A Dacia SuperNova car carrying the Russian was blown up around 1:30 a.m.
Preliminary reports suggest the injured official may be in intensive care, though exact outcomes are still being clarified, the intelligence said without providing further details.
On Feb. 28, online reports claimed a car belonging to an FSB worker exploded in Mariupol. The Mariupol City Council stated that members of the Mariupol Resistance carried out the attack.
Ukrainska Pravda reported that the operation was conducted by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.