Russo-Ukrainian War
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4 days agoThe Sea of Azov: Ukraine's loss but hardly Russia's gain
The Sea of Azov has transformed from a vibrant destination to a devastated region due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Mariupol Drama Theatre, destroyed in a Russian airstrike in 2022 while hundreds of civilians were sheltering in its basement, is to open its doors again, with Russian occupation authorities heralding the reconstruction as a sign of renewal, while former actors at the theatre denounced the reopening as dancing on bones. The Kremlin has made the reconstruction of Mariupol a calling card of its rule in occupied Ukraine, but Moscow's