Up to 50 thousand Mariupol residents left Ukraine: some returned to the occupied city through housing - city council

Russian invaders are forcing residents of destroyed Mariupol to return to the city in order to preserve the right to surviving housing. If the owners do not confirm their rights, the property will be confiscated. These actions are part of the propaganda campaign of the aggressor country, which tries to create the illusion of "restoring" the city, while in fact the rights of Mariupol residents are systematically violated, and living conditions remain catastrophic. this was reported by The Mariupol city council, reports UNN.

Over the past 3 years, 30-50 thousand Mariupol residents have left Ukraine. This is evidenced by the data of the Yamariupol and resistance centers. Some of those people still returned to Mariupol. However, there is no exact information on how many of them stayed in the city and how many later left.

how Russia manipulates Mariupol residents

The information space is actively discussing the issue of returning people to the temporarily occupied territories, in particular to Mariupol.

"Why do some people leave? The aggressor country purposefully creates a real trap for Ukrainian families, using its usual tools – propaganda, lawlessness and manipulation," Mayor Vadym Boychenko said in a statement.

After Russian troops destroyed more than 1,000 high-rise buildings in Mariupol, leaving 67,000 families homeless, the invaders are issuing an ultimatum to people. Owners of surviving homes are forced to return to prove their right to housing. Otherwise, the property will be taken away.

"It's actually a trap. After all, all this is done only to create a propaganda picture of the restoration of the city, but in fact Mariupol remains dilapidated, and the rights of Mariupol residents themselves are ignored," the Mariupol City Council added.

why not go back

The Ukrainian authorities urge Mariupol residents not to return to the occupied territory. Meeting the demands of the Russians does not guarantee security or fair treatment. In Mariupol, as in other occupied territories, the lawlessness of the Russian military and administrations Reigns.

Ukraine is preparing support programs for displaced persons, although this is a complex and lengthy process due to the war.

"Yes, we all want this work to go on as quickly as possible, but Ukraine is going through extremely difficult times precisely because of Russian aggression," the report says.

The City Council summed up that after the liberation of Mariupol, the Ukrainian law will be in force again, and the authorities will work to restore justice and ensure the rights of all residents.

previously

MP and member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on human rights Maksym Tkachenko said that about 150 thousand internally displaced persons returned to the temporarily occupied territories, of which about 70 thousand settled in Mariupol. As a reason, he cited insufficient support for displaced persons from the state, in particular, the lack of housing, social payments and employment opportunities.

Tkachenko later denied his words, admitting that it was "an emotional and unfounded assumption.

Statements about the mass return of IDPs were sharply condemned by the deputy head of the Presidential Office Irina Vereshchuk. She stressed that such statements are "lies and an attempt to draw attention to a painful topic"