For three weeks, more than 300 #refugees from #Mariupol have been living in the town of Vrangel in Russia’s Far Eastern Primorsky Krai. During Russia’s weeks-long siege of Mariupol, which is now under #occupation, many residents were unable to safely escape to territory controlled by #Kyiv. Instead, some civilians seeking evacuation were forcibly deported to the Russian city of #Taganrog. Upon arriving at the local train station, these refugees were talked into going to the country’s Far East, where they were promised free #housing, reduced mortgage rates, relocation support, and jobs. As a result, some 300 refugees from #Ukraine ended up in a small town on the shores of the Nakhodka Bay. In interviews with Meduza, refugees living in #Vrangel recounted what has happened to them since arriving in #Russia.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/05/19/i-don-t-know-what-to-do #war #migration #work