Ukraine war: Hundreds still trapped in rubble of Mariupol theatre, Volodymyr Zelensky says
- On Thursday, 130 people were rescued from the building. It is still unclear how many people were injured or killed
- Ukraine says the building was largely destroyed by targeted Russian bombing. Russia blames Ukrainian nationalists
Two days after the heavy bombing of a theatre in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, hundreds of people are still buried under the rubble, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Despite the shelling, despite all the difficulties, we will continue the rescue work,” he said in a video message from Kyiv on Friday.
On Thursday, 130 people were rescued from the building. It is still unclear how many people were injured or killed.
“Many doctors were killed” in the efforts to rescue and treat people from the building, said politician Serhiy Taruta.
Ukraine says the building was largely destroyed by targeted Russian bombing. Russia blames Ukrainian nationalists.
“According to initial information, there are no dead. But there is information about one person gravely wounded,” the city council said on Telegram in the first casualty tally since the strike on Wednesday.
