TSN.ua  collected everything that happened in  Mariupol  for the past 24 hours, on June 29.

• Ukrainian servicemen, including Azovstal defenders, released from Russian captivity

The Central Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense published a video of the exchange between Russia and Ukraine, during which 144 defenders returned home, most of them Azovstal defenders. This is the largest exchange since the beginning of the war. The posted footage shows dozens of ambulances that came to provide emergency medical care to Ukrainian heroes. 

• In Mariupol, people lay down under tractors so that the occupiers would not demolish their high-rise buildings

The first mass actions of resistance against the Russian occupation authorities took place in occupied Mariupol . According to the adviser to the mayor Petro Andryushchenko, the resistance of the residents of Mariupol, Ukraine, who did not leave and stayed in the city, is gaining momentum, gradually moving from a passive to an active phase of confrontation.

• In Mariupol, the occupiers began construction of a military base

In occupied Mariupol, the enemy has begun construction work – locals are promised new housing, although in fact they are preparing a military construction complex. The new banner on the fence, which is supposed to hide the truth from the eyes of Mariupol residents, tells the truth more than anyone.

“Military construction complex. Black on white. However, people in the city continue to be told about the restoration of housing,” said the mayor’s adviser Petro Andryushchenko.

• In Mariupol, the occupiers are stealing the remains of the main fountain

In occupied Mariupol, Russians are stealing the remains of a main fountain in a park near the Drama Theater. Heavy equipment was taken there, which dismantles the fountain and sends it to Donetsk. Now looting is called reconstruction. 

• In Mariupol, the city center is in ruins: the occupiers are trying to show that “life has improved”

In occupied Mariupol, the city center is in ruins. However, the Russians are trying to show that “life has improved.” The entire city center after the shelling by the occupiers turned into ruins. This is clearly seen in the video released by the mayor’s adviser Petro Andryushchenko.

• In Mariupol, two guys exploded while dismantling the rubble: both were in intensive care

In Mariupol, two locals were blown up by a grenade – a 15-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man. It happened during dismantling of blockages in the Central district of the city. Both victims are in intensive care.