Powerful Bomb Dropped By Russia On Theatre Sheltering 1,000-1,200 People In Ukraine

Mumbai: Russian forces dropped a powerful bomb on a theatre in Ukraine’s Mariupol on Wednesday, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said. Deputy Mayor Sergei Orlov said that between 1,000 and 1,200 people had sought refuge in the building.

The ministry said several people were trapped in the theatre and accused Russia of committing war crimes. It said the number of casualties was not yet known.

Russia denies targeting civilians. In Moscow, the Defense Ministry said its forces had not attacked the building and instead accused the Azov Battalion, a far-right Ukrainian militia, of blowing it up, the RIA news agency said.

It did not provide any evidence to support the claim. Russia had previously accused the battalion of preventing civilians from leaving the city, which has been hit by heavy bombing.

The private U.S. The company Maxar Technologies distributed satellite imagery, which it said was collected on March 14 and showed the word “children” in large Russian script painted on the ground outside the red-roofed Mariupol Drama Theater.

(With Reuters Inputs)

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