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Russia opens rebuilt Mariupol theater more than 3 years after Moscow airstrike killed hundreds there
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In this photo provided by Press service of the Administration of the Governor of St. Petersburg, Actors perform on the stage of the Mariupol Drama Theatre that opened its doors more than three years, after it was badly damaged during fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. - photo by Press service of the Administration of the Governor of St. Petersburg via AP
A historic theater in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol has opened its doors more than three years after it was pummeled in a Russian airstrike that killed hundreds of civilians sheltering inside. Moscow-installed authorities marked the rebuilding of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater with a gala concert on the building’s new main stage Sunday night. Images shared by Russian state media outlets showed the building's marbled pillars and staircases, and dancers wearing traditional Russian headdresses known as kokoshniks performing.