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Theater in Mariupol where hundreds were taking refuge has been bombed, according to city council

The Mariupol City Council has posted an image of the Ukrainian city's theater — where hundreds of people are said to have taken shelter — after it sustained heavy damage in a bombing Wednesday.

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The Mariupol City Council has posted an image of the Ukrainian city’s theater — where hundreds of people are said to have taken shelter — after it sustained heavy damage in a bombing Wednesday.

Highlights

  • CNN video shows a burned-out theater in the heart of the city of Mariupol.
  • Hundreds of people are said to have been killed in the attack.
  • The Russian city is said to be the largest in number and size of the country’s largest city.
  • “We will never forgive and never forget,” says the Russian city council of Donetsk, which has declared war in Ukraine.
  • The city’s mayor says the number of victims is still unknown, but he says he is trying to find a way to get back into the eye of the Russian people who have been fighting for their lives in the country.
  • The attack is believed to have killed more than 100,000 people.