
According to reports that appeared on Thursday evening on social networks, the pro -Russian forces pulled the Grad and Hurricane rocket systems to Mariupol, as well as self -propelled howitzer installations and began to strike at the outskirts of the city. The networks also post photos with the image of the flame of a burning city, resembling the consequences of shelling from volley fire systems.
At the same time, the website of the press center of the Ukrainian force operation said that he was attacked by hackers and hacked. As a result, inaccurate information was published. According to the press center, the information turned out to be inaccurate, in particular, "on the situation regarding the concentration of the reactive systems of the Russian deposit of the Russian Federation around Mariupol."
The correspondent of the newspaper Kommersant Ilya Barabanov, who posted a photo of a burning city on his Facebook page, said that he was misunderstood and deleted a picture. According to the journalist, the shooting goes along the checkpoints outside the city - no one shells Mariupol himself.
The press center of the military operation in Mariupol and the Mariupol City Council reported that as of 21.00 on September 4, there was no danger of attacking the city. According to the City Council, in the afternoon on Thursday from the side of the village of Beshynny towards Shirokino, an attempt was made to break through heavy equipment in an amount of up to 5 units. According to the City Council and the press center of the Ukrainian military operation, the attack was repelled, several separatists died. The inhabitants of Mariupol heard the sounds of explosions, but in the immediate vicinity of the city quarters of combat clashes did not occur.