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Mariupolbor, februari 2023. (AP)

Ockuperade Mariupol säljs in till vanliga ryssar

Ett år efter att Mariupol föll i ryska händer jobbar ockupationsstyret hårt med att ”ryssifiera” staden och locka dit ryssar. Det görs bland annat med billiga lägenheter med havsutsikt, rapporterar BBC.

Vladimir från Murmansk i nordvästra Ryssland berättar att han sålt sin lägenhet i hemstaden och snart flyttar till Mariupol med hela familjen.

– Huvudsaken är att det ligger vid havet, säger han.

I statliga ryska medier lyfts Mariupol fram som ett föredöme av funktionalitet som snabbt återgått till det dagliga livet och där moderna skolor, förskolor och bostäder byggs.

Satellitbilder som BBC analyserat visar mycket riktigt hur nya lägenhetsbyggnader dykt upp i stadens utkanter – men också omfattande förstörelse i de centrala delarna.

Aleksandr, en ukrainare som bor kvar i stan, säger att det rysk tv visar är ”skitsnack” och bedömer att runt tio procent av skadade bostäder återbyggts.

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Belägringen av Mariupol
Wikipedia (en)
The siege of Mariupol began on 24 February 2022 and lasted until 20 May, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It saw fighting between the Russian Armed Forces (alongside the Donetsk People's Republic People's Militia) and the Ukrainian Armed Forces for control over Mariupol. Lasting for almost three months, the siege ended in a victory for Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic, as Ukraine lost control of the city amidst Russia's eastern Ukraine offensive and southern Ukraine offensive; all Ukrainian troops remaining in the city surrendered at the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works on 20 May 2022, after they were ordered to cease fighting.Mariupol is located in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, and following the siege, it was initially controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic, supported by occupying Russian troops. However, it was later subjected to Russia's unilateral annexation of southeastern Ukraine, and remains under direct Russian control as of 10 May 2023. During the Russian siege, the Red Cross described the situation in Mariupol as "apocalyptic" while Ukrainian authorities accused Russia of engineering a major humanitarian crisis in the city. Ukrainian officials reported that approximately 25,000 civilians had been killed and that at least 95% of the city had been destroyed during the fighting, primarily by large-scale Russian bombardments. In an official statement, the United Nations confirmed the deaths of 1,348 civilians in Mariupol, but warned that the true death toll was likely thousands higher while also reporting that 90% of the city's residential buildings had been damaged or completely destroyed.Major combat operations in the city effectively ended on 16 May 2022 after Ukraine's Azov Regiment surrendered at the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works. Some Western reports described the siege as a pyrrhic or symbolic Russian victory, with others noting that the humanitarian impact of the takeover was a "reputational disaster" for Russia. However, the loss of the city has also been seen as a significant defeat for Ukraine.
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