A town in the Donetsk region was razed to the ground during a “special operation” that Russian President Vladimir Putin claims is conducting in Ukraine to cleanse the population of “Nazis”.

Militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s RepublicPhoto: Mykhailo Andronik / Sputnik / Profimedia

The apocalyptic shots of Maryinka appeared after the Russians destroyed everything that was built here: streets, green areas, residential quarters and other buildings.

The town of Marinka was once a quiet settlement of 10,000 residents with tree-lined streets west of Donetsk.

Now we will have to refer to him in the past tense, because the Russian army wiped him off the face of the earth, writes journalist Christopher Miller, correspondent of the Financial Times in Ukraine.

Marinka in 2021, before the Russians “liberate” the city, as the Kremlin leader claims, they will do it with the settlements they are fighting for in Donbas.

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