Russian Forces Bomb Theater Where Hundreds Took Shelter: Ukrainian Officials

An aeriel view shows smoke rising as an armoured vehicle is shot at next to a building, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Mariupol, Ukraine, in this handout drone video obtained by Reuters on March 13, 2022. Azov Mariupol/Handout via Reuters

A theater in the war-torn Mariupol, Ukraine, was bombed by Russian forces while hundreds of civilians took refuge inside, Ukrainian officials said on March 16.

The Mariupol City Council posted a photo of the destroyed building to social media, saying that Russian troops “purposefully and cynically destroyed the Drama Theater in the heart of Mariupol.”