sˈɪns ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən ʌv mˈɛɹɪjˌuːpɑːl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː ɹˈʌʃən ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv juːkɹˈeɪn, ðə stˈeɪdiəm bˈɪldɪŋz hɐvbɪn dˈæmɪdʒd baɪ ʃˈɛlɪŋ ænd lˈuːɾᵻd, ænd ðə ɡɹˈæs pˈɪtʃ hɐz wˈɪðɚd dˈuː tʊ ɐ lˈæk ʌv mˈeɪntənəns.
Since the start of the Russian occupation of Mariupol during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the stadium buildings have been damaged by shelling and looted, and the grass pitch has withered due to a lack of maintenance.