Day: July 17, 2026

It was perhaps the single worst act of civilian killing in Russia’s war on Ukraine. The bombing of a theater in Mariupol came to symbolize Ukrainian sacrifice, and revealed Putin’s true intentions. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses one of Russia’s most notorious war crimes with James Verini, author of “The Theater: Courage and Survival in the Defining Atrocity of the Ukraine War.” PBS News is supported by – https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy