Mariupol homes sold post-ruin as officials profit
In Mariupol, homes destroyed during Russian shelling in 2022 are being replaced with new apartments, while close associates of Russian authorities profit from construction projects despite many residents still lacking promised compensation.
Consensus
- Thousands of people lost their homes due to Russian shelling in Mariupol in 2022.
- Many residents have not received promised compensation from authorities.
- Businesspeople and politicians close to the Russian government are earning billions from construction in Mariupol.
- A company linked to oligarch Vladimir Evstushenkov is building residential complexes on the site of demolished homes in Mariupol.
- Evstushenkov's company received over 26.5 billion rubles (~$307 million) from VTB Bank for construction in occupied Ukrainian cities.
- Sergei Kolunov, a United Russia politician and deputy chair of the State Duma's Committee on Construction, is a major builder in Mariupol.
- Kolunov's company constructs more housing in Mariupol than any other developer.
- Kolunov is running for re-election in the current year.
- The investigation by 'Vot Tak' uncovered who profits from construction in occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions.
Coverage (5 sources)
- Apartments for sale on the site of Mariupol's destroyed homes: who profits from occupation — Говорит НеМосква
- Apartments for sale on the site of Mariupol's destroyed homes: who profits from occupation — Idel.Реалии
- Apartments for sale on the site of Mariupol's destroyed homes: who profits from occupation — Север.Реалии
- Apartments for sale on the site of Mariupol's destroyed homes: who profits from occupation — Вёрстка
- Apartments for sale on the site of Mariupol's destroyed homes: who profits from occupation — Радио Свобода