Russian occupiers to demolish most buildings in Mariupol – advisor to Mariupol mayor
OLENA ROSHCHINA – WEDNESDAY, 1 JUNE 2022, 11:35
Russian occupation authorities in Donetsk Oblast have begun inspecting the extent of damage to buildings in Mariupol, allegedly with the intention to restore them.
Source: Petro Andriushchenko, Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol, on Telegram
Details: Denis Pushylin, the Russian-backed leader of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic, issued the order to inspect buildings and other elements of construction that were damaged in the course of hostilities in Mariupol.
Petro Andriushchenko said that "the occupiers are preparing to demolish the majority of buildings that were damaged by their own shells."
According to Andriushchenko, over the past two days, mobile brigades comprising military personnel and staff from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation have been inspecting those residential buildings in Mariupol that escaped destruction and whose dwellers remain in their apartments. The brigades have been notifying the people that they will be re-housed once the demolition is underway.
Andriushchenko said that the Russian occupation authorities are planning to re-house the elderly in a dormitory on Budivelnykiv Avenue. Meanwhile, their apartments will be taken up by the port workers, the Illich factory staff, and those involved in clearing up the debris.
Those Mariupol residents who reject the re-housing option given by the Russian authorities are given two weeks to find new accommodation.
Property owners whose dwellings are set to be demolished regardless of the state of their apartments are being evicted, Andriushchenko said. When the evicted ask where they are intended to live, the occupation authorities reply that they have nothing to do with it.
Quote from Andriushchenko: "Therefore, the occupiers fulfil two goals at once: forcible deportation to Russia and forced labour for people of working age."
Background: As reported earlier, at least 90% of Mariupol’s housing stock has been damaged during Russian bombardment and shelling of the city. Hardly any buildings remained standing even well before the city was occupied by Russians.
