Over 80 years, Mariupol survived two occupations and twice proved that it cannot be destroyed.

The first lasted 700 days, from 1941 to 1943. The Nazis tortured and executed people right in the streets, without trial or investigation.

On September 10, 1943, the Red Army liberated the city. As they retreated, Hitler’s troops burned houses, schools, and hospitals, blew up Azovstal and the Ilyich Plant, and sank the tanker Grozny.

In 2014, history repeated itself: tanks appeared on the same streets, and gunfire rang out. Ukrainian troops destroyed Mariupol as methodically as the fascists once had. But the city, which had survived the first occupation, did not surrender to the second either.

The story of Mariupol’s liberation and revival is told in an excerpt from the film ‘Donbass: Echoes of War’ (2023). The film premiered at the festival ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes.’

We are now accepting submissions for participation in the International Documentary Film Festival ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’, and your works could become part of its collection!

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