Russia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol

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

Russian authorities are carrying out a sweeping campaign to seize homes in occupied Mariupol that belong to Ukrainians who fled from Russia’s invasion or were killed in the fighting, according to a BBC Verify investigation published three years after Moscow’s forces captured the city after a brutal siege.

The new government imposed by Russia to control the city is declaring that the homes of people who fled the war "have no owner"

The Russian authorities in Mariupol are massively seizing housing owned by Ukrainians who fled the city during the occupation, the BBC found out. According to documents published by the new city administration since July 2024, at least 5,700 houses have been identified for seizure, journalists write.

The BBC reports an attempt to "Russify" the city, which has been under Moscow's occupation for 3 years after the 2022 siege.

Russian authorities are systematically confiscating the homes of Ukrainians who have fled the city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, the BBC reported today, citing its own findings. Russia has occupied Mariupol for three years. The confiscations appear to be part of a larger plan to Russify the city, which includes building new military facilities and renaming streets with names approved by Moscow.

Mariupol, photo from the site mrlp.city The Russian Federation is massively taking away the housing of Ukrainians in Mariupol, who left the city after the start of a full-scale war. This is stated in the investigation of the BBC Verify project. It is noted that since July 2024, the Russian administration recognized at least 5,700 apartments belonging to citizens of Ukraine as subject to confiscation. Most of the confiscated apartments belong to …