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Mariupol has been mostly destroyed. The southern Ukrainian city has endured weeks of relentless bombardment and now many of the city鈥檚 400,000 inhabitants are in mourning. Mariupol emerged as a cultural heartland in the past few years, buoyed by investment and community energy. Now much of it is in ruins.

Vitaliy Shevchenko from 大象传媒 Monitoring, who is from the neighbouring Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, follows the experience of the Mariupolchanka FC, a self-made professional women鈥檚 football team from the city and self-proclaimed 鈥渇amily of choice鈥�. Vitaliy explores the city through their eyes, before the war and during the war, as they make difficult decisions about how to endure the destruction of their lives.

(Photo: Mariupolchanka FC training in the snow. Credit: @FC_Mariupol)