In Mariupol, the occupying authorities plan to transfer nearly 900 flats to a ‘compensation’ fund
This was reported by Mariupol City Council.
According to the city council, the occupying administration has decided to include almost 900 flats in the list of properties intended for use as ‘compensation housing’.
The addresses in question include flats on Prospekt Myru, Prospekt Budivelnykiv, Prospekt Metalurhiv, Prospekt Nakhimova, Prospekt Peremohy and other streets in the city.
The city council stated that, in accordance with the decisions of the occupying authorities, these flats are recognised as ‘municipal property’ and included in the housing stock, which is planned to be transferred to the city’s residents in place of destroyed or damaged property.
At the same time, according to the city council, Mariupol residents accuse the occupying authorities of corruption and opaque housing allocation schemes. People complain about opaque waiting lists, manipulation of lists and the lack of clear rules for obtaining flats.
The report also noted that at the end of 2025, Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing the seizure of abandoned housing in temporarily occupied territories until 2030.
The city council stated that this property could subsequently be transferred to Russian citizens, in particular military personnel, security forces and officials.
According to the city council, in the spring of 2022, the Russian army destroyed 90% of critical infrastructure in Mariupol. Over 38,000 private homes were damaged, and 11,000 of them were completely destroyed. More than half of the city’s apartment blocks have also been significantly damaged.
The demolition of buildings damaged by Russian shelling is ongoing in Mariupol. According to the city council, over 350 buildings have already been demolished, and the occupying authorities plan to demolish a further 10,000 private homes.
The city council also stated that instead of rebuilding housing for local residents, the occupiers are constructing mortgage-backed housing for Russian citizens.
