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Abandoned building behind Mariupol airport caught fire

A city checkpoint Vostochny neighbourhood was fired upon

DONETSK, June 09. /ITAR-TASS/. An abandoned building behind the international airport caught fire on the night from Sunday to Monday in Mariupol (Donetsk Region), an official in the press service of the proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic told Itar-Tass on Monday.

"An abandoned building behind the airport is on fire," the press service official emphasized.

He also pointed out, "A checkpoint in Vostochny (eastern) neighbourhood was fired upon at about 22:00-22:30, local time, on Sunday". In so doing the press service official did not confirm the information, circulated by Ukrainian media, about a blaze in a Mariupol-based military unit.