Russia "pays" foreign workers by moving into renovated houses of Mariupol residents

The Mariupol City Council reported the information. 

It notes that this was stated by Russian State Duma deputy Sergei Mironov. He emphasized that foreign workers will be settled in renovated apartments of Mariupol residents for their work. 

At the same time, Mironov stated that residents of the temporarily occupied Mariupol are displeased with the situation involving migrants in the city, as they "impose their own rules and regulations."

"It should be noted that according to the occupying authorities of Mariupol, almost 30,000 migrants work in the city. But the real number is higher, because workers bring their families with them. The invaders are pushing out the local population, importing migrants instead and building houses with mortgages for Russians. But the people of Mariupol are left with nothing," the city council emphasizes.

On April 2, advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andriushchenko said that the occupation authorities are actively trying to settle Russians in the city.

"Russians are paid to come and live in the temporarily occupied Mariupol. That is, they receive money. With this money, they can buy furniture and make repairs. The occupiers issue warrants for apartments that they have recognized as ownerless. This is how the scheme works in Mariupol. And the occupiers are actively promoting it," Andriushchenko said.

• On April 21, a Mariupol official reported that Russians destroyed a memorial sign in the temporarily occupied Mariupol, which was erected in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Ukrainian Cossacks.