According to the city administration, around 30,000 people have fled the Ukrainian port of Mariupol, which has been under siege by Russian troops for two weeks. People could have left the city in their own cars, the city administration said on the Internet service Telegram. Around 350,000 people were still “hiding in cellars and shelters” in the city. 80 percent of the living space was destroyed, the situation was “critical”.
The city officials said it was still unclear how many people were killed or injured in a Russian attack on the Mariupol theater the previous day. According to Ukrainian sources, Russia bombed the theater on Wednesday, even though the word “Children” in Russian was prominently painted on the floor in front of both sides of the building. Hundreds of civilians seeking protection are said to have stayed in the theater at the time of the attack.
For her part, the Human Rights Commissioner in the Ukrainian Parliament, Lyudmila Denisova, stated on television that the shelter in the theater withstood the bombardment. “We don’t have any information yet, but we assume that everyone survived”she said.
In addition, an indoor swimming pool was shot at, in which women, children and old people had sought protection, the city administration said on Thursday. “An average of 50 to 100 bombs are dropped on the city every day.”
Source: Stern
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