innocent immediately clear, but officials say many are believed to be buried in the rubble. nbc news has not been able to independently verify the attack. according to images though released by the u.s. government linked to the technology firm maxar, the world children was spelled out in russian on two sides of the theater before it was bombed. now, russia is denying it carried out the attack. mariupol has suffered the most intense bombardment in recent days where hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped without food, without electricity and without water. two a.p. journalists who are the only international media in the battered city report, quote, water is sparse and residents melt snow to be able to drink. so, mika, just to follow up on this tragedy at the mariupol theater that we ve been following over the past day,