An excavator removes the ruins of a theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

People carry a bathtub past a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov 

A view shows a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov 

A view shows a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov 

An excavator removes the ruins of a theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov 

A view shows a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov 

A view shows a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov 

An excavator removes the ruins of a theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov 

A view shows a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov 

A view shows a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov 

A view shows a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov 

A view shows a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People walk in front of a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

An excavator removes the ruins of a theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows a theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows a fenced theatre building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Founder of the medical evacuation unit Angels of Taira Yulia Paevska shows a t-shirt that says "Mariupol" during a news conference, after receiving the Sakharov Prize in the name of the people of Ukraine and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman 

Ballet star Laura Fernandez, who left her life behind in Russia and joined the State Ballet of Georgia, practises during a rehearsal in Tbilisi, Georgia, November 19, 2022. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze 

Ballet star Laura Fernandez, who left her life behind in Russia and joined the State Ballet of Georgia, reacts during a rehearsal in Tbilisi, Georgia, November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze 

A view shows Azovstal steel mill destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows newly build apartment blocks, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows newly build apartment blocks, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows newly build apartment blocks, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Local resident Tatiana speaks on a mobile phone outside the basement of an apartment building where she lives after her flat was destroyed in March 2022 in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Local resident Tatiana walks past an apartment building damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A local resident sits by the fire outside an apartment building heavily damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Local resident Galina Shevtsova reacts outside the apartment building where she lives in the basement with her husband Pavel after their flat was destroyed in March 2022 in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Local resident Pavel Shevtsov and his wife Galina stand outside the apartment building where they live in the basement after their flat was destroyed in March 2022 in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Local resident Pavel Shevtsov stands outside the apartment building where he lives in the basement with his wife Galina after their flat was destroyed in March 2022 in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Local resident Pavel Shevtsov and his wife Galina stand outside the apartment building where they live in the basement after their flat was destroyed in March 2022 in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Excavators remove debris of a building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A local resident walks past an apartment building heavily damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Local resident Aleksandra Zelenskaya, 68, walks through the entryway of her apartment building damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Local resident Tatiana walks out of the basement of an apartment building where she lives after her flat was destroyed in March 2022 in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Local resident Pavel Shevtsov walks inside the basement of an apartment building where he lives with his wife Galina after their flat was destroyed in March 2022 in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A local resident walks near an apartment building heavily damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Local residents walk past an apartment building heavily damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A local resident walks past an apartment building heavily damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

An excavator operates on the street, as Azovstal steel mill destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict is seen in the background, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

An excavator operates on the ruins of a building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A man walks past a building damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows the Illich Iron and Steel Works damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows a monument to a steelworker at the entrance to the city, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows a building damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows buildings damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows a building damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

People walk past a building damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A man walks past a building damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A man walks past the ruins of a building destroyed in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A man walks past a building damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

People walk past a building damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Alexander Orfinyak walks through the cemetery as he visits graves of his son Alexander and granddaughter Veronica, who were killed by shelling together while they were cooking outside their apartment block, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the settlement of Staryi Krym outside Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Iryna Orfinyak grieves at the grave of her granddaughter Veronica, who was killed by shelling together with her father (Iryna's son) while they were cooking outside their apartment block, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the settlement of Staryi Krym outside Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Iryna Orfinyak visits the grave of her granddaughter Veronica, who was killed by shelling together with her father (Iryna's son) while they were cooking outside their apartment block, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the settlement of Staryi Krym outside Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Alexander Orfinyak grieves at the grave of his granddaughter Veronica, who was killed by shelling together with her father (Alexander's son) while they were cooking outside their apartment block, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the settlement of Staryi Krym outside Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Alexander Orfinyak grieves at the grave of his granddaughter Veronica, who was killed by shelling together with her father (Alexander's son) while they were cooking outside their apartment block, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the settlement of Staryi Krym outside Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A woman visits a cemetery, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the settlement of Staryi Krym outside Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People visit a cemetery in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the settlement of Staryi Krym outside Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A view shows graves at a cemetery, as the Illich Iron and Steel Works factory is seen in the background, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the settlement of Staryi Krym outside Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko