Матеріали автора Anna Murlykina

The Russians have turned housing in the occupied territories into a means of blackmail, a tool of pressure on owners, and a way for collaborators to enrich themselves. It is not easy to understand what exactly happens to the property of Ukrainians who have left the occupation zone. People don't want to talk about it. They want to avoid publicity in order not to make things worse for themselves. They hope, if not now, then later, when the war is over, to return to the territories occupied by Russia and save their apartments and houses.Читати українською

Mariia and her two children moved from Donetsk to Mariupol two years ago. Back in Donetsk, she had a job, an apartment and a husband. In Mariupol, she has her parents and uncertainty. How to earn a living, where to live, how to send children to school when they do not have any Ukrainian documents? But she dared to do it. Donetsk has been slowly degrading under the last few years of the occupation. Young people kept leaving it - some to Ukraine, some to Russia, just so as not to stay there, in the territory of lawlessness and uncertainty.You can also read this article in Ukrainian (first published on the website 0629.com.ua)Translated by Dmitry Lytov & Mike Lytov