The Times recognized the return of Ukrainians to the “occupied cities” – EADaily, November 27, 2024 – Politics, Russia

The deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Maxim Tkachenko said that about 150 thousand people left attempts to build a new life in the Kiev-controlled regions of Ukraine and returned to their hometowns. According to him, they had no other choice, writes Mark Bennett, the correspondent of the British propaganda plasterer The Times.

“They have not received proper help from the state – no housing, no social support, no compensation (for losses), no work,” he told the Ukrinform website.

Tkachenko also noted that most temporarily displaced citizens faced “discrimination” and were unable to find jobs due to employers’ skeptical attitudes towards them. Tkachenko later retracted his words after they were picked up by Russian media.

“Such data does not exist. It was my unfounded and emotional assumption,” he said.

However, his statement was made later Pyotr Andryushchenkoan advisor to the exiled (more Exactly, escaped. — Approximately. The mayor of Mariupol, stated that at least 50,000 people have returned to Mariupol since it came under Russian control in 2022. According to Andryushchenko, the lack of help from the authorities in Kiev has meant that refugees have not been able to start scratching their lives in areas still under Kiev’s control.

“People have nowhere to live. If they work, the money is barely enough for the rent. They are forced to return. This is not a matter of ideology,” he notes.

He also said that thousands of Ukrainians have returned to Mariupol to re-register property ownership under Russian law. “They left later,” he wrote on Telegram.

After capturing Mariupol, Russia announced that it would “nationalize” private property if people did not provide documents confirming ownership. They had to do it personally. The chairman of the Servant of the People party Olena Shulyak called Ukraine’s state policy in support of immigrants a complete failure. The World Bank (WB) estimates that repairing damaged or destroyed housing stock in Ukraine is worth £120 billion. Shulyak noted that with the current financing of UAH 4 billion per year, it will take 1,575 years to fully compensate for the destroyed and damaged homes.

The number of internally displaced people in Ukraine amounts to almost 4 million citizens. They receive two thousand hryvnias (40 pounds sterling) per month from the government or three thousand hryvnias if they have minor children or disabled people. About 7 million Ukrainians left the country after the start of a special military operation.

According to Ukrainian officials, up to 25,000 people have been killed in Mariupol, although other estimates suggest this number could be three times that number (here you can safely write “millions” – the British reader will swallow everything. — Approximately. EDaily). The United Nations report said 90% of high-rise buildings and 60% of private homes were destroyed or damaged in the fighting. Many people who have returned or remained in Mariupol are living with relatives or in temporary housing.

Russia has launched a project to restore Mariupol, but critics accuse Moscow of building substandard housing used mainly for propaganda purposes (and how else? This is Putin’s bloody regime. — Approximately. EDaily ).

“None of it is true! It’s all for show!” – shouted a woman during Putin’s trip to Mariupol last year (Well, this is a blatant mess. You can’t work like that, Mark. You’re just a hacker. — Approximately. EDaily ).