A nice video of what Mariupol looked like before the war (from https://fb.watch/bGexVAzfqS/). The public square with the fountain and light show (starting about 17 seconds in) is about 1000 feet from Zhenya’s apartment. It’s fairly new construction, and there have been a number of events held there in the past couple years.
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Was such a beautiful city and now this devastation
It really was nice, despite the ecological damage from all the steel mills. I remember one afternoon from my first trip there, over a decade ago. It was the afternoon before I was supposed to leave, and I didn’t really have anything to do. I was walking in the city park (right across from the apartment I was renting), found a bench that was overlooking the Azov Sea, and spent almost two hours there, alternating between reading and watching the water. It was an awesome and peaceful day. It brings tears to my eyes to think of that park today.
I love that video. The destruction is horrible though.