The Russian occupation troops dropped a bomb on the Drama Theater in the center of Mariupol, where a large number of citizens were hiding from shelling, Mariupol Now reports in its Telegram channel. How many people were trapped under the rubble is unknown..

“Now there are fierce battles. No one can get to the rubble, we don't know if there are survivors. And the worst thing is that we can’t get them out of the rubble. Many Mariupol residents hid in the theater with small children! The bomb shelter is also bombarded, there are also people there, children! ”, - noted in the publication.

According to Mariupol residents, the attack happened two hours ago.

In the morning, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky noted that Russian troops in Mariupol had herded residents to the regional hospital and were using it as a firing position..

According to official data, more than 2.3 thousand people died in Mariupol during the entire blockade of the city, however, Petr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said that in fact the situation in the city is much worse, and the number of victims of Russian shelling could reach 20 thousand.