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Articles with tag "Mariupol"

Russia Systematically Seizing Thousands of Homes in Occupied Mariupol, Investigation Says

To keep their homes, Ukrainians must travel to Mariupol via Russia, undergo rigorous security checks and navigate a complex web of bureaucratic hurdles...

‘We’re Not Thieves’: Mariupol Residents Plead With Putin to Replace Destroyed Homes

A group of residents accused Kremlin-backed authorities of offering them properties abandoned by their owners.
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Russia Jails Ukrainian Woman 8 Years for Annexation Day Bomb Plot – Mediazona

Irina Navalna, who evacuated Mariupol during Russia's siege of the city but later returned, accused police of torturing her into falsely incriminating...
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Ukrainian Azov Fighter Dies in Russian Prison

“No one has officially notified the Ukrainian side” of Oleksandr Ishchenko's death, Ukraine's human rights commissioner said.
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In Photos: Ukraine's Mariupol After 2 Years of Russian Occupation

The Ukrainian port city was all but destroyed in a harrowing Russian siege at the outset of the Kremlin's invasion.
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German Firms Help ‘Rebuild’ Russian-Occupied Mariupol – Report

Mariupol fell to Russian forces after a two-month siege that cost the lives of thousands and left the city in rubble.
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'20 Days in Mariupol' Brings First Oscar Home to Ukraine

Director Mstyslav Chernov gave a powerful acceptance speech to a standing ovation.
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Mstyslav Chernov's '20 Days in Mariupol' Nominated for Oscar

The documentary film captured the cacophony and silence of the war.
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Russia's FSB Raids Jehovah’s Witness Office in Occupied Mariupol

Russia's Federal Security Service said more than 20,000 copies of “extremist literature” were confiscated during the operation.
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Italian City Cancels 'Propaganda' Mariupol Exhibition

The exhibition and conference had been dedicated to the "rebirth" of Mariupol, the Ukrainian city that was virtually destroyed in a Russian siege.
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Ukrainian Teen Taken From Mariupol Returned Home

The case of Bohdan Yermokhin made international headlines after Russia issued him a draft summons to report for mandatory military conscription.
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Mariupol Teen Summoned to Russian Enlistment Office Will Return to Ukraine, Kyiv Says

“I can officially confirm that we have made arrangements for Bohdan's return to Ukraine and his reunion with his sister,” Ukraine’s human rights...
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Mariupol Teen Summoned to Russian Enlistment Office – Reports

“When Bohdan turns 18 in three weeks, he will already be an adult, and, most likely, he will be sent to serve in the Russian army,” his lawyer said...
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Russia Jails 3 More Captive Ukrainian Troops

Rights groups have criticized Moscow for holding trials against captured Ukrainian soldiers, which have taken place in occupied Ukrainian territory or...
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Chechnya’s Grozny Establishes ‘Sister City’ Ties With Occupied Mariupol

Prior to Grozny, St. Petersburg established sister city relations with Mariupol shortly after Russian forces drove out the last Ukrainian defenders.
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In Photos: In Russian-Occupied Mariupol, Locals Try to Return to Everyday Life Amid the Ruins

More than a year into its occupation by Russia, Mariupol still bears the scars of last spring's relentless Russian offensive.
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Russian Acting School to Train Future Actors at Destroyed Mariupol Theater

St. Petersburg’s State Institute of Performing Arts said enrollment in the theater arts program would be open to residents of occupied Ukraine.
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Russians Buy Up Property in Occupied Mariupol As Counteroffensive Looms

The occupied Ukrainian city's real estate market is seen as a potential tourist destination due to its location on the Sea of Azov.
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Russia Plunders Industrial Goods from Occupied Mariupol – Reports

Citing customs records, journalists estimated that Russia had plundered more than 1 billion rubles ($15 million) worth of goods by September 2022.
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In Photos: Life Under Russian Occupation in Ukraine's Mariupol

The port city was nearly completely destroyed during a three-month Russian siege in the spring of 2022.
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