Mariupol is a city with a history of 243 years and situated an area of 224 square kilometers with having 4.50 lakh population in Ukraine. It is the birthplace of more than 60 educational institutions. Though Kyiv is the capital city for Ukraine, Mariupol gives the lion's share of the country's GDP. The city, which was founded in 1778, has now lost its landmarks to Russian invasions. In the 90 percent of the city was completely destroyed. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry posted on Facebook on Thursday that it was almost impossible to rebuild the city. Mariupol has played a key role in the industrialization of Ukraine.
More than 2,700 civilians, including children, have already died in Mariupol. Mass burials were made for them last Saturday and Sunday. Ukraine's Parliamentary Human Rights Commissioner has expressed concern that about 1,300 people have been trapped under the rubble of a three-story drama theater destroyed by a Russian airstrike on Wednesday. The Russian warplane dropped a bomb on a building where hundreds of peaceful Mariupol residents were hiding. Italy is ready to rebuild the Theatre of Mariupol.
The cabinet of Ministers has approved my proposal to offer Ukraine the resources and means to rebuild Mariupol as soon as possible. Nearly 5000 people were evacuated from the city. Ukrainian military sources say Russian troops have launched missiles from warships in the Black Sea. Russia has demanded an end to the International Court of Justice's ruling on Ukraine's relinquishment of veto power at the United Nations. A tourist should be dreamed to visit a minimum of 10 places in the city whenever he/she has a plan of visiting Ukraine.
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