The theater building was destroyed by enemy troops on March 16.
The Mariupol Drama Theater, which was bombed by the occupiers on March 16, killed about 300 people as a result of the bombing, the Mariupol City Council reports, citing eyewitnesses.
“Unfortunately, we are starting this day with bad news. Eyewitnesses reported that about 300 people died in the Mariupol Drama Theater as a result of the bombing by a Russian plane. I do not want to believe in this horror until the last minute, “the statement said.
The city council added that they want to believe to the last that everyone managed to escape. But the words of those who were inside the building at the time of this terrorist act say the opposite.
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On March 16, Russian occupation forces dropped a bomb on the Drama Theater in the center of Mariupol, where a large number of townspeople were hiding from the shelling. About 1,500 people, including women and children, were reportedly in the shelter.
The destruction in Mariupol is enormous – according to preliminary estimates, about 80% of the city's housing stock is destroyed, of which almost 30% – can not be restored.
More than 350,000 Mariupol residents continue to take refuge in shelters and basements from continuous shelling by Russian occupation forces. Thus, on average, 50 to 100 air bombs are dropped on the city per day.
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