Apocalyptic landscape. Destroyed buildings, as far as the eye can see, charred trees, dust… Marinka is in ashes. This city, located on the front line of Donbass, Donetsk region (south-eastern Ukraine), has been devastated by war. 10,000 people who lived in this city had to flee.
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Andriy Yermak, the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, confirmed on his Telegram channel that these images are indeed real. “Here are the consequences of the terrorist activities of Russia“, he condemned on March 5. Photos posted on Twitter by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, inviting netizens to “zoom in to see that nothing is left untouched“.
These stunning photos taken by a drone for the Associated Press (AP) agency have been circulating on social networks since the beginning of March. “When I first saw these pictures, I thought they were too shocking to be true, so I didn’t share them.», wrote Ostap Yarysh, a Ukrainian journalist and presenter in the USA. “I was wrong.»
Total destruction of the city
The journalist continues to remember that Marinka “a once peaceful city, now completely destroyed by the Russians. no one lives there anymore“.
“In the past, Marinka lived and prosperedAndrey Yermak, head of the office of the President of Ukraine, writes in “Telegram”.
According to the Delphi Observatory, which specializes in astronomy and map analysis;even the Wikipedia page is talking [Marinka] in the past“. An annoying detail that has since changed.
Faced with the horror of this landscape, netizens are condemning the scorched earth policy being used by Russian soldiers. “That’s been their tactic for a year now. explains the Ukrainian engineer on Twitter. They are not able to take cities due to superior Ukrainian defense. Instead, one house after another is demolished until nothing is left.»
The state of Ukraine demands justice
City police chief Artem Shus’s speech in an interview with AP. According to him, the Russiansdestroy everything because they cannot defeat our troops and resort to the destruction of all living things“. That is why the city was emptied of its 10,000 inhabitants, except for the soldiers.because there is no way for the population to live there“.
Andriy Yermak, the head of the staff of the President of Ukraine, demands justice in his Telegram message.What should the Russians pay for Marinka and other Ukrainian cities? For crimes and murders. A tribunal. Disadvantage of sanctions. […] Repairs.“Delphi Observatory says on Twitter that reconstruction of Ukraine”.could cost up to $700 billion or 3.5 times 2021 GDP“.
The Russians hold eastern Ukraine (in red) and are trying to take over the west from the north and south. Screenshot / Live UA map
For several months, the Russians have been trying to hold Marinka in a vicious maneuver comparable to the maneuver against the city of Bakhmut.
Source: Le Figaro
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