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Destruction there. before the russian invasion, it was a beautiful city. but now it's a pile of rubble. 90% of the buildings damaged or destroyed according to the mayor. how can that city be rebuilt? apart from the loss of life, the economic cost must be staggering. >> yes. in mariupol, it's probably -- or more already -- in the areas which have been -- it's on the order of $68 billion, and that's not counting -- areas have all -- kharkiv -- actually, and mariupol is in rubble. the amount is staggering. just to compare it, give a perspective, compare it with syria. the numbers there was about