A drama theatre where hundreds of terrified Ukrainians were sheltering from Russian forces was razed to the ground in an airstrike today, it has been reported.
Authorities in besieged Mariupol announced that a theatre in the "heart" of the city, which had become a sanctuary for hundreds of civilians, was hit by Russian bombs this afternoon.
The city council said it's "impossible to estimate the scale of this horrific and inhumane act" and that efforts were underway to find the identities of the victims - and just how many innocent Ukrainians were slaughtered.