Mariupol

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

Russia building youth military training camp in occupied Mariupol

Russian occupation “authorities” are building a youth military training facility in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on March 24.

25 March 2025, 01:54 AM

Ukrainian soldier shares shocking weight loss after nearly three years in Russian captivity

Ukrainian defender Ivan Petrovskyi returned from Russian captivity, where he spent 1037 days, on March 19 as part of one of the largest prisoner exchanges to date, he wrote on Instagram and showed his photo on March 23.

24 March 2025, 02:38 PM

Ukrposhta to release new stamp honoring Mariupol

Ukrposhta will release the tenth stamp in its Hero Cities series, honoring Mariupol, with steel from Azovstal used in the design, General Director Ihor Smilyanskyi announced on March 10.

10 March 2025, 04:19 PM

Car blast in Mariupol wounds Russian official, Ukraine’s military intelligence says

An explosion rocked temporarily occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast overnight on Feb. 28, injuring a Russian occupation official, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Defense Ministry reported on March 1.

1 March 2025, 02:50 PM

Putin promotes officer who ordered Mariupol theater bombing to general

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has promoted Sergei Atroshchenko, who ordered the bombing of a drama theater in Mariupol, to the rank of military general, Agentstvonews reports on Feb. 21.

21 February 2025, 06:51 PM

Ukrainian Defense Ministry shares details of soldiers' release from Russian captivity — photos

As part of the 61st prisoner exchange, 150 Ukrainian servicemen, many seriously ill and wounded, returned from Russia after being held for up to two and a half years, the Main Intelligence Directorate said on Feb. 5.

5 February 2025, 07:15 PM

Ukraine unveils new process for repatriating seriously ill and wounded from Russian captivity

Ukraine has launched a new process to secure the release of seriously ill Ukrainians from Russian captivity, returning 24 prisoners of war and one civilian, according to Andrii Yusov, a Defense Ministry intelligence official on Jan. 15.

16 January 2025, 11:10 AM

Russia blocks Mariupol residents from receiving housing compensation

Mariupol residents are facing new bureaucratic obstacles in their attempts to claim compensation for their destroyed homes, yet the payment mechanism remains effectively non-functional, National Resistance Center (NRC) wrote on Jan. 9.

10 January 2025, 08:00 AM

New markings found on Russian military vehicles, Andriushchenko shares photo

Russian invaders are moving military equipment through temporarily occupied Mariupol, with new markings observed on the vehicles, former Mariupol city council advisor Petro Andriushchenko reported on Dec. 22 via his Telegram channel.

22 December 2024, 12:14 PM

North Korean soldiers spotted in Mariupol

In occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, North Korean troops have been spotted wearing Russian military uniforms, CNN reported on Nov. 22, citing Ukrainian national security sources.

22 November 2024, 09:11 PM

Ukrainians increasingly more willing to move back to Russia-occupied territory

Due to a shortage of housing and conditions suitable for rebuilding their lives, more Ukrainians are relocating to Russia-occupied Ukrainian territories, according to a panel hosted by the Association of Ukrainian Cities on Nov. 12.

12 November 2024, 09:41 PM

Russian air defense systems in occupied Mariupol hit by strikes

Air defense systems near the Mariupol airport were attacked overnight, Petro Andryushchenko, advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, reported on Telegram on Nov. 10.

10 November 2024, 01:05 PM

Ukrainian military couple captured defending Mariupol shares harrowing story

Andriy and Olena Turas, members of Ukraine's 36th Marine Brigade, defended Mariupol at the onset of the invasion before being captured, reports Suspilne Chernihiv on Nov. 5.

5 November 2024, 05:25 PM

Lions stolen from Mariupol kill zookeeper in occupied Crimea

Two lions that were illegally transferred from occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, to the Taigan safari park in Crimea, have attacked and killed zookeeper Leocadia Perevalova.

21 October 2024, 08:41 PM

National Guard officer Mykyta Shaulskyi freed from Russian captivity

Mykyta Shaulskyi, a serviceman with Ukraine's 21st National Guard Brigade, has returned from Russian captivity, journalist Diana Butsko reported on Oct. 19.

19 October 2024, 05:02 PM

SBU reveals exclusive video of Ukraine's prisoner exchange with Russia

Ukraine's Security Service released exclusive footage of a prisoner exchange that freed 95 Ukrainians, including 58 prisoners of war on Oct. 19.

19 October 2024, 11:35 AM

Heavy equipment transfers reported in Mariupol as Russia prepares for defense in Donetsk Oblast

A large amount of Russian engineering equipment and trucks has been spotted moving through temporarily occupied Mariupol, city mayor advisor Petro Andryushchenko wrote on Telegram on Oct. 8.

8 October 2024, 12:24 PM

Epicentr Group lost 10 shopping centers due to war, CEO says

The war has cost Epicentr K Group ten shopping centers, said Halyna Hereha on Oct. 2 during the NV Dialogues event on the future of business and war.

2 October 2024, 01:16 PM

Russian evacuees take over homes of displaced Ukrainians in occupied Mariupol, official says

Russia’s Kursk Oblast residents, displaced after the Ukrainian incursion, are being resettled in the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, which was devastated by Russian forces in the first months of the full-scale invasion, the mayor’s advisor, Petro Andryushchenko reported on Telegram on Sept. 20.

20 September 2024, 11:48 AM

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