London. At least 300 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a drama theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on March 16. Russian troops have surrounded the city of Mariupol, from where several reports of explosions have come to the fore.
According to the report of The Guardian, this information was given by the local authorities.
About 1,300 people are said to have taken shelter in the building and only 150 survivors were able to come out of the rubble soon after the attack.
Sources said that most of the people present in the theater were hiding from the shelling under the statue and the debris was obstructing their exit.
As The Guardian reports, there are no emergency services operating in Mariupol and fierce fighting and shelling near the theater halted rescue efforts. The report said that the theater was bombed in the air despite the words ‘Children’ being painted white on the ground.
In a statement Friday morning, a spokesman for the city council said they were able to share a new number of people who died from the tragedy.
The statement said, “Unfortunately, we are starting the day with bad news. Information from eyewitnesses appears to have resulted in a bombing by a Russian aircraft at the Mariupol drama theater, killing approximately 300 people. Till the end I don’t want to believe this horror. Till the end, I want to believe that everyone managed to escape, but the words of those who were inside the building at the time of this ‘terror act’ say something else. “
He said, “The drama theater in the heart of Mariupol has always been a hallmark of the city. The place of meetings, the dates, a point of reference come a point of reference. ‘Where are you? I’m on the drama’. How many times have we Heard or said that he is on the drama.
“There is no more drama. In its place, a new point of pain for Mariupol residents appeared, the ruins… which became the last refuge for hundreds of innocent people,” the spokesman said.
—AnyTV News
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