In Photos: Ukraine's Mariupol After 2 Years of Russian Occupation

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ukrainian city of Mariupol was almost entirely razed to the ground during an 80-day Russian siege at the outset of its invasion
in 2022.At least 8,000 residents of the city died of war-related causes during the siege, according to Human Rights Watch.Images of life and
the name Mariupol synonymous with atrocities and horror inflicted by the Russian army.Shortly after capturing the city, Russia rushed in to
realize its ambitious reconstruction plans by building scores of new apartment blocks and re-paving the roads, but the many reminders of