Fire at Mariupol Port: Strikes from 4 a.m., Half the City Without Power

After overnight strikes on Mariupol's port, a major fire broke out that took several hours to extinguish. At least two power substations were damaged simultaneously, leaving a significant portion of the city without electricity.

A powerful fire engulfed Mariupol's port following a series of strikes that began at 4 a.m. on June 6. Local residents reported thick smoke over the port zone, with open flames continuing at least until midday despite attempts to extinguish the fire.

According to available information, the strikes hit the port infrastructure directly. "Clearly, it hit hard," is how witnesses described the scale of destruction several hours after the fire began, when the port fire was still not extinguished. Partisan sources also reported "very heavy strikes" in the city area, specifying particular targets hit.

In addition to the port zone, power substations came under fire. According to local reports, a substation in the Primorsky district was damaged, near Peschanka and the port. According to available information, at least two power facilities were affected: "half the city is still without power," according to reports from the city. The large-scale power outage, in turn, caused serious disruptions to city infrastructure operations, with local residents reporting "very long queues at gas stations in Mariupol," which is typical of situations when electronic pumps don't work and car owners seek to stock up on fuel in advance.

Mariupol, captured by Russian forces in May 2022 after a weeks-long siege, has become one of the key logistics hubs for Russian forces in southern Ukraine. Strikes on the city's port and energy infrastructure fit into the ongoing campaign by the Ukrainian side to damage military and economic facilities in occupied territories. Information about casualties and the exact nature of damage was being clarified at the time of publication.