Russian authorities in the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol have begun demolishing most of the city's drama theater, where Ukrainian authorities say hundreds died in an air bombardment in March.
This handout picture published on the Telegram account of Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko on March 16, 2022 shows the Drama Theater destroyed by shelling in Mariupol. Russian authorities began demolishing the theater on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Handout/ Telegram/ pavlokyrylenko_donoda /AFP
Video posted on both Ukrainian and Russian websites on Friday showed heavy equipment taking down much of the building, while leaving its front facade intact. "The Mariupol Theatre no longer exists," Ukrainian Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko wrote on Facebook. Russia's Tass news agency quoted the theater's director, Igor Solonin, as saying that the demolition concerned "only that part of the building that is impossible to restore". Plans called for reconstruction to be complete by the end of 2024.
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