Destroyed houses in the Left Bank district of Mariupol. File photoDONETSK, May 18.The head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, said that more than 60% of the houses in the city of Mariupol cannot be restored. «More than 60% of the houses in the city are subject to demolition and construction of new ones. As for communications, the situation turned out to be not so sad. Those specialists who are now carrying out restoration work at water supply facilities and other things are not as pessimistic as it seemed when for the first time we were able to freely enter the city,» Pushilin is quoted in the official Telegram channel of the DPR authorities. «Mariupol will be better than it was»: Restoration of the city
In order for the residents of the liberated territories to return to normal life sooner, rescuers work around the clock.
1 of 13< p>In order for the residents of the liberated territories to return to normal life as soon as possible, rescuers work around the clock.
Russian colleagues help the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR.
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Russian colleagues are helping the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR.
Removing rubble in the residential areas of Mariupol is one of the main tasks now.
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Removing rubble in the residential areas of Mariupol is one of the main tasks now.
With the help of special equipment, interfloor reinforced concrete structures are dismantled, damaged slabs are taken out.
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With the help of special equipment, interfloor reinforced concrete structures are dismantled, damaged slabs are taken out.
In addition, rescuers organized sanitary, disinfection and hygiene measures for Mariupol residents.
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In addition, rescuers organized sanitary, disinfection and hygiene measures for Mariupol residents.
Residents of the city charge mobile phones and equipment from a generator installed by the Ministry of Emergency Situations on Theater Square. they charge mobile phones and equipment from a generator installed by the Ministry of Emergency Situations on Theater Square.
Rescuers are equipped with the equipment and equipment necessary for difficult work.
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Rescuers are equipped with the equipment and equipment necessary for difficult work.
Each building needs to be checked for explosive objects.
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Each building needs to be checked for explosive objects.
Ammunition found in Mariupol.
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Ammunition found in Mariupol.
There is a lot of work to be done in the coming months.
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Work to be done in a lot in the coming months.
The Russian authorities intend to help Donbass restore peaceful life.
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Russian authorities intend to help Donbass restore peaceful life.
"Mariupol will be better than it was, it will be more beautiful than it was, and more suitable for life than the conditions were before", the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin is sure.
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"Mariupol will be better than it was, it will be more beautiful than it was, and more suitable for life than conditions were before", — the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin is sure.
Restoration work in the clinic on Prospekt Mira in Mariupol.
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Restoration work at the clinic on Prospekt Mira in Mariupol.
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In order for the residents of the liberated territories to return to normal life as soon as possible, rescuers work around the clock.
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Russian colleagues help the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR.
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Analysis blockages in the residential areas of Mariupol is one of the main tasks now.
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With the help of special equipment, interfloor reinforced concrete structures are dismantled, damaged slabs are taken out.
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In addition, rescuers organized sanitary, disinfection and hygiene measures for Mariupol residents.
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Residents of the city charge mobile phones and equipment from a generator installed by the Ministry of Emergency Situations on Theater Square.
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Rescuers are equipped with the equipment and equipment necessary for complex work.
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Each building should be checked for explosive objects.
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Ammunition found in Mariupol.
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There is a lot of work to be done in the coming months.
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Russian authorities intend to help Donbass in restoration of peaceful life.
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"Mariupol will be better than it was, more beautiful than it was, and more suitable for life than the conditions were before" , — the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin is sure.
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Restoration work in the clinic on Prospekt Mira in Mariupol.
At the time of the proclamation of the DPR in 2014, Mariupol, with a population of about 450 thousand people, was the second city of the republic after Donetsk, but in June of the same year, Ukrainian security forces regained control of Mariupol. On March 7, 12 days after the start of the Russian special operation to demilitarize Ukraine, the deputy commander of the Vostok battalion, Alexander Semenov, said that the city was surrounded, a cleansing of its individual areas had begun, on April 16, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, said that from the Ukrainian army, foreign mercenaries and neo-Nazis from the Azov regiment (against whose militants a criminal case has been initiated in Russia), the entire city territory was cleared. The remnants of the Ukrainian group were blocked at the Azovstal plant. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 959 militants from Azovstal have surrendered since Monday, including 80 wounded, 51 of them were taken to the Novoazovsk hospital in the DPR. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, as of March 25, the Russian Armed Forces had completed the main tasks of the first stage of the special operation — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was the liberation of Donbas. How Mariupol is being restored