German companies are apparently helping to build Mariupol. The reconstruction of Mari upol as a "Russian" city is an important propaganda project for Vladimir Putin.

The logos of German manufacturers appear on videos and images of machines or windows. The Lower Franconian family company from Iphofen in the Kitzingen district is a global leader in gypsum production and has been doing good business in and with Russia for a long time. The company produces building materials and is not involved in construction projects as an executing builder or investor.