Exhibition depicting 86 days of Mariupol siege opens in Kyiv

The exhibition dedicated to the siege of Mariupol #Live was opened in Kyiv. The thematic event was held on the occasion of the tragic anniversary in the history of Mariupol.

The brutal Russian siege of Mariupol lasted 86 days. Visitors could see and imagine what the city's residents went through in the National Museum of the History of Ukraine during the Second World War.

Defenders of Mariupol took part in the event, including famous Dmytro Orest, whose pictures of the Azovstal plant went viral worldwide and recently brought back Valeria Nava. The following guests were also there:

• Oleksandr Tkachenko, Minister of Culture of Ukraine,
• Mayor of Mariupol Vadym Boychenko,
• Deputy Mayor of Kyiv Anna Starostenko,
• theater and film actress Rimma Zyubina and actor,
• director of the film "Cyborgs" Artem Seitablaev.

The exhibition uncovers the 86 days of the siege through photos, videos, and artifacts, including fragments of the Drama Theater chandelier, documents of "filtration," and personal belongings of Azovstal warriors.

Visitors also watched a documentary film by Mariupol journalist Gennadii Stamboula and a video clip, "The Road Home," by the Golovan' family.

An exhibition of the "Portraits of Mariupol" depicting its defenders and civilians, alive and dead, was presented in Kyiv.

Russia's aggression in Mariupol caused one of the worst humanitarian disasters. The city was almost 90% destroyed as a result of enemy shelling.

Invaders demolish the houses they damaged without warning to wipe the traces of their crimes.

Currently, more than 100,000 residents remain in the blocked city. Many people have nowhere to live. They stay in the basements of damaged buildings, some live in tents. At the same time, there is no heating in the remaining and damaged houses.