In Ukraine, Russia’s assault on arts and culture continues. Mass gatherings are banned unless held in shelters due to the constant threat of Russian strikes, and thousands of cultural heritage sites, including theaters, have been damaged or destroyed.

Yet in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, the national theater reopened after more than two years of full-scale war, with performances now staged in a bomb shelter deep beneath the streets. Newsmax’s Foreign Correspondent Shelby Wilder reports on how Ukrainian culture not only endures but thrives underground.