Russia bombs a Mariupol theater that served as a shelter and there were hundreds of civilians

Russia bombs a Mariupol theater that served as a shelter and there were hundreds of civilians

Cash Russians bombed this Wednesday a theater that served as a refuge to hundreds of residents of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which has caused a still undetermined number of victims, according to Ukrainian sources.

The Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine reported that inside the theater, which has been reduced to rubble, there were many hidden citizens and that it is unknown if there are any survivors.

He stated that a strong battle has broken out around the building and that no one can access the area.

Serhiy Orlov, deputy mayor of Mariupol, assured that between 1,000 and 1,200 people were hiding in the theateralthough at the moment there are no figures about possible victims.

The Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmitro Kuleba, assured that it is “another horrible war crime” committed by Russia in Mariupol and that the building “is completely destroyed”.

“There has been a massive Russian attack on the Drama Theater where hundreds of innocent civilians were hiding,” Kuleba wrote on Twitter.who ironically stated that “the Russians could not know that it was a civilian refuge.”

The situation has been desperate for days in Mariupol, a strategic Ukrainian port city on the shores of the inland sea of ​​Azov and located between the annexed peninsula of Crimea and the separatist east of Donbas, so its capture is a priority objective of Russia. (I)

Source: Eluniverso

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