‘That Day, We Realized the Russians Had Come to Kill Us’

Survivors of the siege of Mariupol recall the bombing of its most populated civilian shelter.

‘That Day, We Realized the Russians Had Come to Kill Us’

TL;DR

  • Survivors of the Mariupol siege remember the bombing of a crowded civilian shelter.
  • The bombing led survivors to realize the Russians intended to kill them.
  • The event caused immense destruction and loss.
  • Survivors are dealing with the ongoing trauma of the incident.