Mariupol’s deputy mayor says that Russian bombing hit the city’s drama theatre where people were being sheltering
He estimates that over 1,000 people were inside there.
The number of casualties is still unknown.
Ukraine Parliament made a tweet saying “Russian military attacked Mariupol’s Drama Theatre, where a large number of citizens were hiding! It is unknown how many people died under the rubble. Now there are fierce battles. No one can reach the blockages, we don’t know if there are any survivors”
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— Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine – Ukrainian Parliament (@ua_parliament) March 16, 2022
The Russian military attacked #Mariupol's Drama Theater, where a large number of citizens were hiding!
It is unknown how many people died under the rubble. Now there are fierce battles. No one can reach the blockages, we don't know if there are any survivors. pic.twitter.com/xgQStG3CQo
Mariupol’s city council claimed in a statement, “It is still impossible to estimate the scale of this horrific and inhumane act.”
#BREAKING Mariupol theatre where over 1000 people sheltering, bombed by Russian forces#BreakingNews #Ukraine #Russia #Mariupol #theatre #Mariupoltheatre #Russian #war pic.twitter.com/4UtUFM3rKx
— Ticker (@tickerNEWSco) March 16, 2022
Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter, “Russians could not have not known this was a civilian shelter. Save Mariupol! Stop Russian war criminals!
Another horrendous war crime in Mariupol. Massive Russian attack on the Drama Theater where hundreds of innocent civilians were hiding. The building is now fully ruined. Russians could not have not known this was a civilian shelter. Save Mariupol! Stop Russian war criminals! pic.twitter.com/bIQLxe7mli
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) March 16, 2022
A Ukrainian presidential adviser says Russian troops are continuing to fire missiles at Ukrainian targets, and approximately two-thirds of rockets are hitting civilian buildings and infrastructure
Russia’s Ministry of Defense denied it had carried out a strike on the theater, Russian state-run Ria reported.
We know this port city has been destroyed by Russian forces… under constant Russian shelling since the start of the war
It’s estimated 300,000 are trapped with no running water, electricity or gas.
Food and medical supplies are running low, some resorting to snow outside as their main water source, entire neighbourhoods have been turned into wasteland
There’s devastation on every corner following the attack on a hospital last week that left five dead including a new born baby and its mother.
The World Health Organisation has verified 43 attacks on hospitals and medical facilities in Ukraine, even world leaders and officials are shocked that attacks on healthcare are “becoming part of the strategy and tactics of war”.
It’s clear evacuation efforts and emergency care is needed, especially since Russia has not allowed the delivery of humanitarian aid.