Russian Deputy PM visits ruined Ukrainian city of Mariupol

LONDON - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has visited Mariupol, the country's most senior government official yet to set foot in the Ukrainian southern port city after weeks of Russian bombardment.

Khusnullin, who is in charge of construction and urban development in the Russian government, said on Telegram he had visited Mariupol and the eastern Ukrainian town of Volnovakha among other territories"liberated" by Russian forces. Khusnullin visited the commercial port of Mariupol, which he said should be used to bring in building materials to restore the city, according to Russian defence ministry's TV channel Zvezda.

The port will ship off the first cargo from Russian-backed self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in May, its head Denis Pushilin, who accompanied Khusnullin, said on Telegram.

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