How Russia turned a site of mass killing into a TV spectacle - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD

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Russian state media are celebrating the “grand reopening” of the Mariupol Drama Theater, presenting it as a symbol of peace, reconstruction, and cultural revival.

But behind the fresh paint and staged applause lies one of the most devastating war crimes of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the early days of the full-scale invasion, Russian aircraft bombed the Mariupol Drama Theater while hundreds of civilians sheltered inside. The word “CHILDREN” was clearly written outside the building – and visible from the air.

Nearly four years later, Russian authorities have turned a site of mass civilian killing into a stage for propaganda.

In a new episode of Break The Fake, Benjamin Lee examines how the Kremlin is trying to erase memory, replace crime with “reconstruction,” and rewrite history through television cameras and official narrative.