In photos: Russian strike on Mariupol theatre

Russian strike on Mariupol theatre

Russian bomb that was dropped on a theatre in the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

An estimated 1,000 to 1,200 people were sheltering in the theatre before the bomb hit, Deputy Mayor Sergei Orlov told the BBC. The number of casualties remains unknown.

Local authorities say at least 2,400 people have been killed in Mariupol since the start of the war, although they acknowledge that the real numbers are likely to be much higher.