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87 theaters join memorials for Mariupol victims across Europe

March 16, 2026 marked the fourth anniversary of the airstrike on the Mariupol Drama Theater, as commemorative events were held across Ukraine to honor the victims of the attack.

17 March, 06:00 PM

Russia launches disinformation campaign about 'rebuilding' Mariupol

Russia has launched yet another information campaign aimed at creating a false impression of “reconstruction” in temporarily occupied Mariupol, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on Dec. 22.

23 December 2025, 09:10 AM

Russia ‘restores’ the scene of its bloodiest massacre in Mariupol

Petro Andryushchenko, former advisor to the Mariupol mayor shared photos of the city's Drama Theater — the very building where, in March 2022, Russian forces dropped a massive aerial bomb, killing hundreds of civilians.

13 May 2025, 02:31 PM

Odesa theater deputy director dies on front line

Vitaliy Markytan, who worked as an assistant director of the Vasyl Vasylko Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater in Odesa was killed in Russia-Ukrainian war, theater reported on its social media on July 11.

12 July 2024, 04:39 PM

Two Ukrainian war-themed plays win prestigious theater awards in U.S.

Two plays about Ukraine received significant awards in the U.S., winning the 2024 Elliot Norton Awards and The Helen Hayes Awards at the end of May, playwright Sasha Denysova, the author of both plays, shared the news.

23 May 2024, 02:29 PM

Zelenskyy promises accountability for Russian murderers on second anniversary of Mariupol theater attack that killed hundreds

On the second anniversary of the Russian attack on the Mariupol Drama Theater that killed at least 300 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to hold Russian "murderers” accountable.

16 March 2024, 05:15 PM

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