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Mariupol theatre and swimming pool where Ukrainian civilians sheltered lie in ruins

Guardian, 17 Mar 2022
Russian forces have been accused of bombing a theatre where hundreds of displaced people were believed to have been sheltering and striking a swimming pool where pregnant women and young children had gathered.
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The attacks happened in the besieged city of Mariupol. There was no immediate confirmation of the numbers of deaths or injuries in what the Mariupol city council said was a 'bomb on a building where hundreds of peaceful Mariupol residents were hiding'.

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