RSN: James Verini | Witness to the Massacre in Mariupol
04 August 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News James Verini | Witness to the Massacre in Mariupol James Verini, The New York Times Verini writes: "Elyzaveta Fatayeva was sitting on a blanket in the basement, next to her boyfriend, when the theater exploded above her. The whole building convulsed, and she with it." Survivors describe the defining atrocity of the war in Ukraine. E lyzaveta Fatayeva was sitting on a blanket in the basement, next to her boyfriend, when the theater exploded above her. The whole building convulsed, and she with it. Her ears filled with a tremendous crashing sound. Her eyes squeezed shut for a moment. When they opened, the air was a cloud of masonry dust. She gasped it in and choked. When her breath returned, there was a ringing in her ears. Then silence. Then people around her coughing. Then yelling. She looked around for her boyfriend. His face emerged from the dust. She could make out his eyes, and they were wide with terr...