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A year ago, Moscow recorded one of its first victories over kyiv with the capture of Mariupol, after three months of fierce fighting. Back to the headquarters of this port city, which has become one of the symbols of Ukrainian resistance. 100 days in hell for civilians.
Massively bombarded by Russian forces, the Mariupol theater has sadly become the symbol of the siege of the city. Dislodged, hundreds of civilians had taken refuge inside the historic building. About 600 people are said to have died there, mainly women and children. Because, to conquer Mariupol, the Russian air force razed 90% of the city. This Ukrainian survived the siege of the city but her children remain traumatized.
Strategic access to the Sea of Azov
“We lived for 100 days looking at the corpses, the blackened houses, burned down. Our neighbors were buried in the building courtyards. Between twelve and fifteen people at a time on average”, explains this survivor. By besieging this port city, Russia thus gained strategic access to the Sea of Azov. This is what Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted, who chose the city of Mariupol last March for his first visit to a conquered zone.
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