Poroshenko to Visit Mariupol Today

Today, on September 8, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will travel to Donetsk oblast.

Censor.NET announces the visit referring to statement by Donetsk Oblast State Administration (OSA) press service that appeared on Liga.

"The President is expected to visit the industrial enterprises and transportation hubs in Mariupol," informed the OSA.

As reported earlier, last night, the Russian troops attempted an assault on Mariupol from three directions using heavy armaments. Mortar fire at the Ukrainian army positions on the outskirts of Mariupol from the direction of Sartana village was also tracked.

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On September 6, DPR mercenaries breached the ceasefire agreements and shot at a checkpoint on entry to Mariupol in Vostochniy neghborhood. At night on September 7, a 33-year-old woman, resident of Mariupol, received a lethal shrapnel wound to the heart. She was the first casualty after the truce.