of women and children who sought refuge in the theatre. the bomb shelter seems to have saved them. so far, there are no reports of any deaths, but there is fury here at attacks on civilians. translation: theatre - that was a shelter for hundreds translation: a theatre - that was a shelter for hundreds of people was blown up yesterday, a maternity hospital, a children s hospital, residential areas without any military facilities. they are destroying everything round the clock. and just look at the destruction in mariupol, after three weeks of russian bombardment. many bodies lie unburied in the rubble. hard to believe it looked like this a month ago when we filmed these pictures. then, it was a bustling port city. families strolling past the theatre that was loved by so many. that was loved by so many,
mariupol was once a bustling port city, but not after weeks city, but now after weeks of shelling, and encircled by the russians, it s almost unrecognisable. and this morning there are unverified reports of an art school building where 400 people were sheltering being bombed yesterday, with many still trapped in the rubble. translation: the blockade - of mariupol will go down in history of responsibility for war crimes. to do this to a peaceful city that the occupiers did to it is a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come. and the more ukrainians tell the world about it, the more support we find. the more russia uses terror against ukraine the worse the consequences will be for it. and the mayor of mariupol says thousands of residents have been forcibly deported to russia, with some taken to remote cities, a claim the bbc cannot
past. but here, the man of ukraine s 22nd battalion have pulled off a miracle. they have stopped the might of the russian army at the city gates. ill equipped and outnumbered, three weeks on, they are still holding the line. version boots have failed to gain hold here. frustrated, they have sent troops elsewhere leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. constantine, a former air force pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. this is the first line of defence for the city. if they get
but there is fury here at attacks on civilians. translation: a theatre - that was a shelter for hundreds of people was blown up yesterday, a maternity hospital, a children s hospital, - residential areas without any military facilities. they are destroying - everything round the clock. and just look at the destruction in mariupol, after three weeks of russian bombardment. many bodies lie unburied in the rubble. hard to believe it looked like this a month ago when we filmed these pictures. then, it was a bustling port city. families strolling past the theatre that was loved by so many, including an opera singer who managed to flee. you know, it s so devastating,
glimpses of women and children who sought refuge in the theatre. the bomb shelter seems to have saved them. so far, there are no reports of any deaths, but there is fury here at attacks on civilians. translation: a theatre - that was a shelter for hundreds of people was blown up yesterday, a maternity hospital, a children s hospital, residential areas without any military facilities. they are destroying everything round the clock. and just look at the destruction in mariupol, after three weeks of russian bombardment. many bodies lie unburied in the rubble. hard to believe it looked like this a month ago when we filmed these pictures. then, it was a bustling port city.