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Home by Home, Russia Is Selling Occupied Ukraine to Russians [View all]
Kremlin-linked construction firms reap profits from redevelopment of housing destroyed by Russia’s invasionBy
Isabel Coles
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and Ievgeniia Sivorka
Aug. 3, 2025 11:00 pm ET
In a brochure, the property developer touts the “majestic style” of the building’s architecture and its prime location just a 15-minute walk from the sea, adding a caveat: It was damaged during “military events.”
The building that once stood there was in fact demolished by developers after Russia conquered Mariupol in a brutal onslaught that killed thousands of people and devastated the Ukrainian port city’s housing stock.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/home-by-home-russia-is-selling-occupied-ukraine-to-russians-dca94f5c?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAjaDacx1HD6UFyh0-VAdoQrPsNSQxFdOij_qZd6thXa1D49E9lGwX2Xg6dvw4M%3D&gaa_ts=68909354&gaa_sig=Q5-pawctGBXXzYb98pTmA1WhudAx9l35IGgi21EUAx5TUOnQRrb73f8g7m7Xirotk6spoBlif8vHN2zmpZ9XfA%3D%3D
Miserable bastard.
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