Broken Mini USB port on a Zoom H6 Handy Recorder

I have a Zoom H6 Handy Recorder that I recently had mounted on a microphone stand. In going to plug it in, I accidentally gave a tug on the cable, which pulled it over; the initial impact was on the USB cable, which transferred nearly all the force into the mini USB type-b port. As is probably expected, the USB port broke off of the circuit board (The SD card came out and the microphone capsule also popped off, but the recorder seems completely fine excepting the USB port; its robust construction is quite satisfactory.).

So now that the history is established, I took the recorder apart to see the internal damage, and to see whether it is potentially repairable. It looks like there are no through anchors for this port on the board, just pads; when it came off, it looks like it took most of the board's contact pads for the port and anchors with it. Is this solderable, or is the board likely damaged beyond repair? Zoom told me they don't repair them outside of warranty, but will essentially let me buy another one for half price + shipping, but if I can repair this myself, that would still be far less expensive.

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