This is twice as much as previously thought.
As a result of Russia's strike on the drama theater in Mariupol On March 16, about 600 people were killed. This is almost twice as much as previously thought, according to the AP investigation. However, people who survived the attack say there may be more dead.
Based on the stories of 23 survivors and rescuers, journalists said they had recreated what happened that day. inside the theater. They also developed a 3D model of the drama theater building plan and, with the help of experts, concluded that there were far more people in the building at the time of the air strike than previously thought.
“All witnesses said that there were at least 100 people in the field kitchen and no one survived. They also said that the rooms and corridors inside the building were overcrowded, about one person for every 3 square meters of free space, “the investigation said.”
just over two hundred of them survived.
His employees and relatives were the first to hide in the drama theater. The city soon ordered the entire building opened as a bomb shelter, given its size, extremely strong walls, and large basement. About 600 people came there on the first day alone. Eventually, people will be everywhere – in the corridors, dressing rooms, auditorium.
“By March 15, the building was crammed with about 1,200 people who slept in offices, corridors, balconies, basements. They were sitting in the auditorium on the once plush seats, the stuffing of which was used to light a fire, “- say witnesses to the tragedy.
An air strike on the Mariupol Drama Theater occurred on March 16 at about 10 am right on the stage and in the field kitchen. It was previously estimated that about three hundred people died as a result.
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