Photo report from Mariupol: Marks left by the Ukrainian Nazism and a new peaceful life

The scale of the destruction in Mariupol is oppressive.

Combat for Mariupol lasted more than two and a half months. During the fierce battle, the city was almost completely destroyed. Residents had to live in basements, and not only because of shelling. They were forcibly driven there by the Ukrainian militants, including members of the Azov battalion (organization banned in the Russian Federation).

Volunteers from the LPR visited the Levoberezhye district of the liberated city, delivered humanitarian aid, and talked with residents.

The first place of their visit was the school that was shelled. There, amidst the debris, it was possible to get acquainted with Ukrainian textbooks.

[The textbook titled Cyborgs. The beginning tells about the Ukrainian militants and Nazis who were shelling and killing people in Donbass in 2014 – translator’s note]

Many textbooks in schools are published with the assistance of the OSCE.

Volunteers encountered the symbols of Azov (organization banned in the Russian Federation) right on the fence in the schoolyard.

The Levoberezhye district was badly damaged during the fighting.

There is also destruction in the residential area. According to residents of Mariupol, Azov (organization banned in the Russian Federation) militants occupied the houses. And the owners lived in basements. People came out of the basements when the Chechen units of the Russian army came.

Locals say that Ukrainian tanks were firing at the houses. The houses were purposefully shelled. Substations were also hit on purpose.

There is a refugee camp nearby. It also serves as a filtration point.

Announcements asking for information about lost people can be seen at every bus stop.

There are many cars with red banners in the city. The letter Z is painted on the houses, with the words “We are with you.”

Red flags can also be seen in the residential area.

People are in dire need of water, food and necessities, but especially of water.

Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency