Dead bodies are placed into a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol. Photo: AP
Dead bodies are placed into a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

300 killed in strike on Mariupol theatre, Ukraine says as it forces Russians back from Kyiv

  • More than 1,300 people had been sheltering inside the theatre after their homes were destroyed in Russia’s siege of the city, according to local accounts
  • Ukrainian troops began recapturing towns east of Kyiv and Russian forces, which had been trying to seize the capital, were falling back

Dead bodies are placed into a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol. Photo: AP
Dead bodies are placed into a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol. Photo: AP
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