Russian shell hits the office of the "Mayak" newspaper in Beryslav

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On March 23, the Russian military shelled Beryslav city, Kherson oblast. The shells damaged an administrative building, a residential building, a museum and the office of the "Mayak" newspaper, "Most" reports.

According to the newspaper's editor, Dmytro Tertychny, the projectile destroyed the roof of the building. According to him, without an immediate intervention, the building will soon become unusable.

With the beginning of a full-scale war, the newspaper stopped working indefinitely.

"We could not work while under occupation. My family and I left because it was extremely difficult to stay in the city. I know that the Russian military were looking for me, they wanted me to work for them. They took my son to a basement and beat him up there," he said.

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"Mayak" is a local Ukrainian weekly which has been in print 1932.

The newspaper covers a wide range of topics, focusing on the events in the Beryslav district. In the late 2010s and early 2020s, the newspaper was honored with various awards.