Mariupol

First POW swap in months took place in record cold

Ukraine and Russia conducted a long-awaited prisoner-of-warexchange on Feb. 5, the first in several months after rumors about the corresponding negotiations had circulated since December 2025.

6 February, 08:09 PM

Kremlin to hand Mariupol to Kadyrov’s Akhmat forces in loyalty-for-control deal

The Kremlin intends to transfer control of temporarily occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast to Chechen Akhmat units, the partisan movement ATESH reported on Jan. 17.

17 January, 02:33 PM

Mariupol lives again in Minecraft

A team of enthusiast gamers has decided to recreate the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in the computer game Minecraft, Mariupol City Council wrote on Jan. 7.

12 January, 11:41 AM

Russia launches disinformation campaign about 'rebuilding' Mariupol

Russia has launched yet another information campaign aimed at creating a false impression of “reconstruction” in temporarily occupied Mariupol, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on Dec. 22.

23 December 2025, 09:10 AM

Ukraine warns Turkey of Russian ship carrying stolen grain

Kyiv has notified the Turkish government of a cargo ship sailing across the Black Sea, carrying 6,000 tons of grain stolen from occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 11:38 PM

New Russian marine transfer to Huliaypole sector via Mariupol recorded

Another transfer of enemy manpower to the Huliaypole sector in Zaporizhzhya Oblast was spotted in temporarily occupied Mariupol, former Mariupol mayor adviser and head of the Center for Occupation Studies Petro Andriushchenko reported on Telegram on Dec. 5.

5 December 2025, 05:32 PM

Google’s new satellite images expose Kremlin’s destruction of Mariupol - photos

Google’s September 2025 satellite update of occupied Mariupol reveals the mass destruction of historic neighborhoods and construction of new housing blocks on the ruins, Suspilne wrote in its investigation, published on Sept. 29.

30 September 2025, 09:15 AM

Russia redeploys fresh troops via Mariupol to reinforce Zaporizhzhya front

Russian forces have stepped up the transfer of troops and equipment, often without tactical markings, through the occupied city of Mariupol, Petro Andriushchenko, Center for the Study of Occupation head, reported on Sept. 29.

29 September 2025, 11:30 AM

Government failed internally displaced Ukrainians, expert says

The Ukrainian government has “botched” efforts to take proper care of internally displaced persons (IDPs), focusing too much on refugees abroad, Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, told NV Radio on Sept. 25.

26 September 2025, 12:39 AM

Kyiv slams Russia’s move to ‘legalize’ seized Ukrainian ports

Kyiv strongly condemns Russia’s Aug. 22 “decree” that added the occupied Ukrainian seaports of Berdyansk and Mariupol to the list of ports open to foreign vessels, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in an Aug. 25 statement.

26 August 2025, 08:45 AM

18-year-old Mariupol girl rescued and returned to Ukraine from Russian territory

An 18-year-old girl has been returned to Ukraine from Russian territory, President's Office head Andriy Yermak said on Telegram on July 26.

26 July 2025, 10:16 PM

Largest Chechen convoy drives through occupied Mariupol - Video

Fifteen military trucks with Chechen fighters were spotted arriving from Russia in the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, on June 29, Petro Andriushchenko, a former advisor to the mayor of Mariupol and head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, wrote on his Telegram channel the following day.

30 June 2025, 07:39 AM

Large Russian military movement in Mariupol could lead to an intensified assault in Zaporizhzhya — Petro Andryuschenko

A large movement of enemy equipment and personnel has been detected in temporarily occupied Mariupol, with Russia possibly preparing for intensified assaults in the Zaporizhzhya direction, former Mariupol mayor’s advisor and head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation, Petro Andryuschenko, reported on his Telegram channel, Andryuschenko Time, on June 27.

27 June 2025, 10:19 AM

Photos of Ukrainian defenders show torture after captivity

Photos of Ukrainian defenders who returned from Russian captivity are circulating online, with the first showing the men before torture and the second after. The photos were published on Facebook on June 16.

16 June 2025, 03:46 PM

Massive Russian troops and equipment movement spotted heading toward Sumy Oblast — Petro Andryushchenko

A massive movement of Russian military equipment from occupied Crimea and parts of Kherson Oblast has been recorded in southern Ukraine, Petro Andryushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, said on Telegram on June 9.

9 June 2025, 03:16 PM

Russia pays influencers to whitewash occupation of Mariupol

Russia is trying to paper over its war crimes in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, by using pro-Kremlin bloggers to portray the “restoration” of the occupied city, attracting Russian settlers to move there, CNN reported on May 14.

15 May 2025, 01:19 AM

Russian forces massing for Zaporizhzhya assault

Russia is poised to launch a new offensive along the Zaporizhzhya frontline within days, focusing on Nikolske near Velyka Novosilka and Polohy, Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for Occupation Studies, said on Telegram May 5, noting the movement of enemy equipment.

5 May 2025, 11:47 AM

New tactical markings appear on Russian military vehicles in Mariupol

A new tactical sign — a white circle in a square — has been seen on Russian military equipment moving through Mariupol, former mayoral advisor Petro Andryuschenko reported on May 2.

2 May 2025, 01:14 PM

Russia turns occupied Mariupol into military hub for next offensive

Russian troops are increasing their presence in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, using it as a key logistics center for operations in the Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk sectors of the front, Petro Andryushchenko, head of the Center for Occupation Studies, told TV Channel 24 on April 20.

21 April 2025, 11:53 AM

Russia continues to steal Ukrainian grain and metal from occupied ports, says Navy spokesman

Russia is still using Ukraine’s captured ports in Mariupol and Berdiansk to illegally export Ukrainian grain and metal, Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said on March 31, according to a report by Ukrinform.

31 March 2025, 01:31 PM

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