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Hundreds of civilians were inside bombed theatre, Mariupol official says

More now from the besieged port city of Mariupol – the city's deputy mayor has told the BBC that Russian forces have bombed a theatre where hundreds of civilians were sheltering.

Serhiy Orlov said between 1,000 and 1,200 people were in the building. The number of casualties was still unknown, he said.

Mariupol has been encircled by Russian forces, and an estimated 300,000 are trapped with no running water, electricity or gas. Food and medical supplies are running low, and Russia has not allowed the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Russian forces bombed Mariupol theatre where hundreds were sheltering - local officials

Russian forces bombed a theatre where civilians were sheltering in the encircled Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the city council said.

The plane dropped a bomb on a building where hundreds of peaceful Mariupol residents were hiding.

Sergei Orlov, Mariupol’s deputy mayor, told the BBC that between 1,000 and 1,200 people were there.