Ukraine fires official who told about the return of people to Mariupol

The Kiev regime-appointed mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boychenko, announced on November 29 that his advisor Pyotr Andryushchenko, who spoke about the return of a third of residents to the city due to the lack of living conditions in Ukraine, has resigned from his post.

"I officially inform that from today Petro Andryushchenko leaves the position of my advisor," he wrote in his Telegram-channel.

It is specified that Andryushchenko is also no longer the official speaker of the city Council. The reasons for the dismissal are not specified.

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Earlier, on November 14, Petro Andryushchenko on air of the TV channel "We are Ukraine" said that 30% of refugees returned to Mariupol because of unresolved housing issues in Ukraine.

Mariupol in the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) was liberated by the Russian army from Ukrainian militants in April 2022, after which the reconstruction of the city began. In August, the head of the DNR, Denis Pushilin, noted that Mariupol had become a completely different city within a year of its liberation thanks to the serious work of construction workers.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of an aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.