Russian families sold on Putin's promise of affordable, seaside living are selling their homes and hunting for cheaper properties in occupied Ukraine

• Russians are flocking to the occupied city of Mariupol for cheap apartments. 
• One Russian who spoke to the BBC was excited at the prospect of a seaside apartment. 
• Russian troops took control of Mariupol last year after a bloody battle that killed thousands.

The BBC reported that as the Kremlin looks to reconstruct the occupied city of Mariupol into a Russian town, Russian families are starting to buy property in the area.