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Russian forces bombed Mariupol theatre where hundreds were sheltering - local officials
Russian forces bombed a theatre where civilians were sheltering in the encircled Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the city council said.

Mariupol council posted an image of the city’s theatre showing it sustained heavy damage in today’s attack.

Russian forces had “purposefully and cynically destroyed the Drama Theater in the heart of Mariupol,” it said.
“The plane dropped a bomb on a building where hundreds of peaceful Mariupol residents were hiding.”

It said casualty numbers were being confirmed.