Horrific footage has revealed the devastation inside the Mariupol theatre which was bombed by Russian forces with civilians seen fleeing the wreckage.
The Drama Theatre of Mariupol, where hundreds including children had been sheltering, was hit by the deadly airstrike last Wednesday, killing what is believed to be at least 300 people.
"From witnesses comes information that about 300 people died in the Mariupol Drama Theatre as a result of the bombing by a
Russian plane," Mariupol city council said in a statement on Friday.
