Russian propaganda resources have launched a disinformation campaign about the "reconstruction and prosperity" of the occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Region. This is stated in a report by the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).
Thus, according to the Center, the propaganda resources of the aggressor country are distributing publications about allegedly "restored buildings" and "improvement of parks and sports grounds." Particular attention is paid to the building of the Mariupol Drama Theater, which was destroyed by an airstrike by russian troops in March 2022, despite the fact that hundreds of civilians were hiding there, many of whom were killed.
It is noted that now the russian media are actively distributing publications about the "reconstruction of the theater", involving in this information campaign individual foreign journalists who have been cooperating with the russian authorities in the occupied Ukrainian territories since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
The goal of this campaign is to create the illusion, particularly in the West, that the occupied Ukrainian territories are actively developing under the rule of the russian federation.
"Having rebuilt the Mariupol theater and individual buildings, russian propaganda is trying to create a showcase of the "russian world" from these locations. In reality, most of the cities of Donbas captured by the russians remain in ruins and are almost depopulated, and the residents who remained in them do not have access to basic services and live under constant terror from the occupiers," the Center said.
In addition, according to the CCD, in Mariupol itself, despite all the propaganda claims, residents are massively complaining about the loss of housing and the inability to receive compensation for destroyed apartments.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in the temporarily occupied Donetsk Region, instead of restoring water supply, the russian "administration" distributed to people a manual on "how to properly collect water in winter."
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