Mariupol
Mariupol is a costal industrial city on the sea of Azov, at the mouth of Kalmius river, only 116 km from Donetsk. The city was founded as Mariupol' in 1779 by Crimean Greeks. During World War
II it was occupied by German forces from 1941 to 1943 and suffered heavy damage.
For 41 years it was called Zhdanov in honor of Andrey Zhdanov, a Communist
official.
Population of the city is more than 500,000 people