Mariupol is demanding more than $45 million from Russia for destroyed property
The Mariupol community has already filed 19 lawsuits against Russia totaling more than $45 million. These lawsuits seek compensation for municipal property that was destroyed, damaged, or lost as a result of Russian aggression.
On July 31, the Mariupol City Council filed two more lawsuits. One concerns the “Ukrainian House” municipal cultural center—damages are estimated at nearly $10 million. The second concerns Nursery School No. 32 “Dyvosvit,” with damages totaling over $1 million.
Of the 17 previous lawsuits, the courts have already ruled in favor of the Mariupol community in 16 cases. The Mariupol community has been awarded a total of $34.12 million in compensation. Another case regarding the Multicenter building is currently pending.
The lawsuits cover destroyed, damaged, or lost trolleybuses and buses, educational institutions, a clinic, a municipal pharmacy, and the Administrative Services Center.
Currently, independent experts are assessing damages for another 40 properties. Once the assessments are complete, the Mariupol community plans to file new lawsuits.
Source: Vadym Boychenko.
Russian occupation forces have begun transferring significant reinforcements to the north of Donetsk Oblast via the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, thereby radically changing the structure of their logistics operations.
A series of explosions rocked the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol on the night of July 3. According to preliminary reports, fires broke out in the city following a drone attack.
