# Russians snap up new homes built on Ukraine 'graveyard'

https://mins.news/en/item/22938

- DW, 2026-08-15 11:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/russians-snap-up-new-homes-built-on-ukraine-graveyard/a-78360176?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Russia is building high-rises in occupied Mariupol on the sites of homes destroyed during the war. Former residents describe being driven out without their belongings, while online forums show that newcomers — including Russian security personnel, officials and military logistics workers — are buying or renting the new apartments, encouraged by cheap mortgages for Russian citizens.

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