Shooting in Ukraine’s Mariupol as self-defense forces say Kiev resumes assault

Ukrainian Special Forces have started storming checkpoints in Mariupol in the Donetsk region, Ukraine's south-east, the city's self-defense says.

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“It looks like the assault has started,” Mikhail Krutko from the self-defense headquarters told Interfax news agency, adding that there is no information about injuries or victims. "We have just now started getting messages about a massive attack on our checkpoints, located in the western part of the city.”

A local activist named Dmitry has confirmed to RT that “intensive shooting can be heard” and “there are dead”.

Reports in Twitter say activists are building barricades out of tires along a major avenue and that entrances into the coastal city have been blocked. Self-defense forces reportedly advise everyone in the streets to seek shelter as the civil alarm goes off.

RT