The photos below show Mariupol before and after the Ukraine War, taken in the summer and winter of 2022, with the city slowly recovering.
It has been more than eight months since Ukrainian forces, including the neo-Nazi Azov Regiment, captured Mariupol, the second-largest city of the Donetsk People's Republic. The victory in the city, which has come to represent one of Russia's military campaign's symbols, is perhaps the country's biggest victory so far.
Locals have attempted to restore peace to the now-Russian city after the conflict ended. Arseniy Kotov, a photojournalist, came again, in the summer and winter of 2022. One of Moscow's primary objectives is reconstruction, which is reflected in his images as well as the city's most recent history.
Summer
"I first visited Mariupol in the summer. To get there, I had to hitchhike. The driver dropped me off at Shevchenko Boulevard, one of the city’s central streets – named after the iconic Ukrainian poet. The nearest build...
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