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Zelenskyy showed the pictures of Mariupol before the invasion of Russian troops

25 April 2022, 20:21

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More than 100,000 people – down from a pre-war population of about 430,000 – are believed to remain in Mariupol with scant food, water or heat.

"This was Mariupol before the invasion of Russian troops. A beautiful city of half a million. Now there is no a single undamaged building. Mariupol no longer exists. And Viktor Diedov, the man who took these photos, has also gone," – wrote Zelenskyy on Facebook.

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Ukrainian authorities estimate more than 20,000 civilians have been killed. Recent satellite images showed what appeared to be mass graves to the west and east of Mariupol.

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