300 killed in Russian attack on Mariupol drama theater - Ukraine

300 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a drama theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on March 16. The city of Mariupol is surrounded by Russian troops, from where many reports of explosions have come to the fore.

About 1,300 people are said to have taken shelter in the building and only 150 survivors were able to come out of the rubble soon after the attack.

Most of the people present in the theater were hiding from the shelling under the statue and the debris was obstructing their exit.As The Guardian reports, there are no emergency services operating in Mariupol and fierce fighting and shelling near the theater halted rescue efforts. The report said that the theater was bombed in the air.