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Family of Mariupol theatre victims seek closure
The relatives of those who lost family in Mariupol’s drama theatre have had no closure—no bodies to bury, no justice for the heinous crime of bombing a civilian shelter clearly marked ‘children’. They can only try to rebuild their lives, knowing those guilty are still at large and continuing attacks. 12/13
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Serhiy and his wife rebuild their life in Ukraine
They managed to reach Ukrainian-held territory in Zaporizhzhia and begin the long, hard process of rebuilding their lives from nothing. Instead of retirement, Serhiy and his wife are now parents to Valeria, who is back in school as they try to restore some normalcy for her.
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Avion en cercle, femme traumatisée veut fuir
The plane was still circling above the drama theatre so they knew they had to leave. They got out and tried to flag down passing cars. Serhiy said his wife was so traumatised she wanted to throw herself in front of one. 10/13
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Daughter-in-law and two-year-old killed in theatre costume room
They soon realised the drama theatre’s costume room was also gone – Serhiy’s daughter-in-law and youngest granddaughter had been in there cleaning. Karolina was just 2. Valeria, 8, kept shouting: “Mummy, Daddy, my dear little sister… I will never see you again.” 9/13
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Père découvre la mort de son fils sous les décombres
On the landing, he found his wife and Valeria. A neighbour’s child, 10, shouted “The men have gone… they’ve all been crushed.” That’s when Serhiy realised his son Oleksandr & neighbours were dead. “They were under so much rubble you couldn’t hear any cries,” said Serhiy 8/13
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Man describes wounded with blown-off feet dragged from rubble in Mariupol
“There was so much blood everywhere. Just ahead of me, two men dragged another out of some rubble. Both his feet had been blown off, his boots were held on only by his skin. There was no bone left,” said Serhiy. #mariupol #dramatheatre 7/13
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Explosion throws Serhiy, rips cellar doors, leaves rubble and dust
The explosion was so powerful it threw Serhiy three metres across the room and ripped off the cellar doors. Everything was now coated in chalky plaster dust, the air was thick with smoke. Below was only rubble – Serhiy assumed walls had collapsed. He knew he had to get out. 6/13
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Mariupol theatre attack: plane explosion during ration preparation
On the morning of the Mariupol drama theatre attack – March 16, 2022 – Serhiy’s son, Oleksandr, and some neighbours went to help prepare the day’s rations for everyone in the theatre. At some time after 9am, people heard a plane fly over. Then there was a huge explosion. 5/13
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Serhiy dreamed of fishing before the war
Before the war, Serhiy worked in a metal factory and was about to retire. He looked forward to spending his days fishing in front of Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant and spending time with his two young granddaughters, Valeria and Karolina. 2/13