Mariupol residents who suffered after March 5 lost their status as war victims due to unacceptable documents

Mariupol, 2022. 86 days of the terrible ordeal: bombing, complete blockade, lack of water, and communication. People died and lost loved ones, health, and homes. This city has become a symbol of resilience, but now the defenders and victims can be considered “fallen out of history.”

Photographer Yevhen Sosnovsky, who survived 62 days in the siege of Mariupol, shared information about a document that effectively eliminates all these memories on Facebook.

According to this document, a person injured after March 5, 2022, is no longer considered a victim of hostilities. This applies even to those who lost limbs or eyesight or became disabled, regardless of medical evidence, as well as those who lost their homes and families.

Yevhen expresses his outrage:

“This is incredibly cruel to those who survived but were severely injured. For example, Natalia Yukhmanova, who lost her eye and received numerous injuries after the explosion, asked for help. She received only this document, according to which, after March 5, 2022, she is no longer considered a citizen of Ukraine and is deprived of the right to state support as a victim of hostilities… The largest number of deaths and injuries in Mariupol occurred after March 5, when thousands of people died every day,” Sosnovsky notes.

This absurdity was also revealed in the pension fund – Yevhen was told that “Mariupol was occupied until February 24,” so he should receive his pension only through Oschadbank.

Sosnovsky turned to the Human Rights Ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, who confirmed that work on a project to remedy the situation for victims from the de-occupied territories had already begun.

Citizens’ reactions to this situation have been widely publicized, reflecting deep concern and dissatisfaction with government decisions directly affecting the victims.

Among the comments under Sosnovsky’s post, many similar statements by people expressing solidarity and support can be found.

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