The Last Cell Tower in Mariupol Images
Courtesy of Kyivstar01Photographs taken on March 19 inside Kyivstar’s office on Budivel’nykiv Avenue in Mariupol show the scale of the destruction.
Courtesy of Kyivstar02According to Kyivstar, the seven-story building has been shelled multiple times since the start of the war.
Courtesy of Kyivstar03The office has been completely destroyed, and its telecom equipment no longer broadcasts to the city.
Courtesy of Kyivstar04More than 90 percent of buildings in Mariupol are damaged, city officials say; 40 percent have been totally destroyed.
Courtesy of Kyivstar05Thousands of people remain trapped in in the city, unable to escape Russian shelling and bombing.
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