40% of high-rise buildings completely destroyed in Mariupol - City Council

Kateryna Tyschenko — Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 20:07

40% of high-rise buildings or about 2 million square metres of housing have been completely destroyed in Mariupol as a result of the war waged by the Russian Federation.  

Source: Mariupol City Council

Quote: "The houses of 84,000 Mariupol residents have been completely destroyed. This amounts to 40% of the high-rise buildings or about 2 million square metres. It takes $2.3 billion to build that much housing and create at least basic living conditions there. 

Details: According to preliminary calculations by the City Council, the total sum required to rebuild the city's infrastructure has risen to $12.5 billion.