The Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories has set the date of the temporary occupation of Mariupol as May 21, 2022 instead of March 4, 2022. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Development, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
"The Ministry of Development has updated the date of the temporary occupation of Mariupol. The relevant order has passed all the necessary stages of approval and entered into force. According to the updated document, the date of the temporary occupation of the city is set as May 21, 2022. It was on this day, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, that Mariupol was completely occupied by the armed forces of the russian federation. Previously, the date of the end of active hostilities in the city was March 4, 2022," the message says.
It is noted that on April 4, 2025, the Ministry of Development addressed the Donetsk Regional Military Administration with a request to clarify the date of the temporary occupation of the city of Mariupol and the Mariupol district. In response, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the fighting for the city continued until May 18, 2022, and from May 21, Mariupol is considered fully occupied.
The Ministry of Development emphasizes that the updated order will not affect payments for internally displaced persons, but will make it possible to eliminate injustice towards people who received disabilities during the period of active hostilities until May 20, 2022.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in September 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers renamed the Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure to the Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories.
On September 5, 2024, the Verkhovna Rada appointed Deputy Head of the President's Office Oleksii Kuleba as Vice Prime Minister for Recovery - Minister of Community and Territorial Development.
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