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Russia is offering mortgages in a Ukrainian city it doesn’t control — and keeps bombing

Kramatorsk, a city in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, became the regional administrative center after Russian-backed separatists seized the city of Donetsk in 2014. Since the earliest days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, this frontline city has endured near-constant shelling. That hasn’t stopped the state-run company Dom.RF — which oversees Russia’s “family mortgage” program — from listing Kramatorsk, still under Ukrainian control, as a city where Russians can buy second homes at a preferential rate. Meduza shares photographs of the aftermath of Russian strikes on Kramatorsk, taken between February and April 2025.

The aftermath of a Russian strike on Kramatorsk on February 25, 2025. <a href="https://t.me/VadymFilashkin/6826" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">According to</a> local authorities, the attack hit a residential neighborhood. One civilian was killed and 16 others were injured, including four children.
The aftermath of a Russian strike on Kramatorsk on February 25, 2025. According to local authorities, the attack hit a residential neighborhood. One civilian was killed and 16 others were injured, including four children.Wojciech Grzedzinski / Anadolu / ABACAPRESS / ddp images / Vida Press

See all photos here :

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/04/russia-is-offering-mortgages-in-a-ukrainian-city-it-doesn-t-control-and-keeps-bombing

2 comments

  1. My attention was drawn to this sinister story by Dagwood Bumstead at UA WIRE.
    What does it mean? That the rat nazi is confident of getting this city in a “peace” deal?
    WTF?

    Btw: Meduza is a pro-democracy russian site based in Riga. It’s often worth a look.

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    • I can’t imagine Kyiv voluntarily surrendering even a square foot of land for a peace deal that means nothing.

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