Occupiers want to destroy Milana Mural in Mariupol, a symbol of the tragedy of war

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — FRIDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2022 21:39

In occupied Mariupol, the Russians plan to destroy the Milana Mural, dedicated to a girl who lost her mother during the shellings of the city in 2015.

Source: Mariupol City Council press service

Details: According to the City Council, the occupiers cited "restoration of the thermal circuit" as the official reason for the destruction of the symbol [of remembrance].

"In actual fact, it is an attempt to destroy the memory of their own crimes and the shelling of our city back in 2015. After all, the mural has become a symbol of the tragedy of war as well as hope for peace and restoration," the message states.

Reference: Milana was six years old when the Skhidniy (Eastern) District, where she lived with her mother, was heavily shelled. Her mother was killed. Doctors had to amputate the girl's leg. She went through several surgeries and had to learn to walk again.

The Milana Mural symbolises the pain and grief that Russia brought to Ukraine.

Background: Two days ago, the occupiers dismantled the Monument to the Victims of Holodomor and Political Repression, erected in the centre of Mariupol in 2004. 

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