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epa10354580 A view through a car window with a 'Z' sign shows the entrance of Mariupol, Ukraine, 07 December 2022 (Issued 08 Deecember 2022). Mariupol had seen a long battle for its control between the Ukrainian forces and the Russian army and Russian backed separatist Donetsk PeopleâÄ™s Republic (DPR) as well as a siege, the hostilities lasted from February to the end of May 2022 killing thousands of people and destroying most of the city in the process. According to the DPR government which took control after May 2022, more than five thousand builders are currently working in Mariupol, they expect the city to be completely rebuilt in three years time. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY