If interpreted correctly, I believe the Russian said it was worse than Mariupol and he had been there. I wonder if he meant before or after Russia destroyed Matiupol?
“I wonder if he meant before or after Russia destroyed Matiupol?”
He probably meant after, because Mariupol itself was quite nice. But just on the Eastern edge of Mariupol is a giant heavy industry steel plant (Azovstal).
Russia destroyed or damaged nearly 90% of the housing stock in Mariupol, and imposed a KGB hell on the residents, with torture chambers and mobile crematorium trucks.