Ukraine war: More than 130 survive theatre bombing but hundreds still trapped

A Ukrainian serviceman is backdropped by a blaze at a warehouse after a bombing on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 17, 2022. - Copyright Credit: AP

Copyright Credit: AP

By Euronews with AP, AFP

Published on 18/03/2022 - 07:08•Updated 22:55

More than 130 people survived but hundreds are still trapped after the theatre bombing in Mariupol, Ukraine's president said.

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It's now more than three weeks since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.

The fighting has forced more than three million Ukrainians to flee their homes, with thousands of people killed or wounded and widespread damage in the wake of shelling and aerial bombardments.

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