Mariupol, a city under Russian control in south-east Ukraine, became emblematic of the brutality of Russia's invasion of Ukraine after it was besieged by troops in February 2022 and endured 80 days of bombardment.
Speaking on a visit to Hull, Prof Mykola Trofymenko, the rector of Mariupol State University, which is operating in exile in Kyiv, said: "Hull is a great example for Mariupol because even our maps are similar. The background is similar. Mariupol is also an industrial city. Hull was almost totally destroyed during the second world war by Nazi bombing. Mariupol is destroyed now.
"We are working with different stakeholders to plan how we will rebuild Mariupol... how we can recover and heal our inhabitants from their psychological problems ... after what they faced."
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