Ukrainian authorities said Friday that about 300 people died when a Russian aircraft bombarded a theater in the besieged city of Mariupol nine days ago, where hundreds of civilians were said to be seeking shelter from the hostilities.
The Mariupol City Council cited eyewitnesses in providing the casualty count in a statement on its Telegram channel, which described the March 16 bombing of Mariupol’s Drama Theater as an act of “inhuman cruelty.”
