no city has suffered more than mariupol, which has been virtually destroyed by remorseless russian bombardment. yet, the people of the city have held out despite a lack of food, water and electricity. the authorities there now say they believe around 300 people may have died when russia bombed the city s theatre last week, at a time when civilians including many children were taking shelter in the building. the estimate is based on eyewitness accounts and can t be independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from southern ukraine. sergey scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine the rich, fertile farmland that russia wants for itself. the 62 year old former fire engine driver never envisaged taking up arms against the might of moscow, but he knows full well what the russian army is capable of doing. translation: we can t see mariupol but we know what s happening - there, and we must not let that happen here.
the siege of the southern ukrainian city of mariupol has entered its second month. yet, the people of the city have held out despite a lack of food, water and electricity. in one of the grimmest moments of the conflict so far, authorities there say they believe around 300 people may have died when russia bombed the local theatre last week, where civilians were taking shelter including many children. officials say their assessment is based on witness accounts it can t be independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from behind the front lines in southern ukraine. sir kay scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine. the rich fertile farmland that russia wants for itself. the 62 year old former fire engine driver never envisaged taking up arms against the might of moscow, but he knows full well what the russian army is capable of doing. translation: ~ doing. translation: , doing. translation: , translation: we can t see mariupol but we know translation: we c
300 people may have died when russia bombed the city s theatre last week, at a time when civilians, including many children, were taking shelter in the building. the estimate is based on eyewitness accounts, and can t be independently verified. our correspondent wyre davies reports from southern ukraine. sergey scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine the rich, fertile farmland that russia wants for itself. the 62 year old former fire engine driver never envisaged taking up arms against the might of moscow, but he knows full well what the russian army is capable of doing. translation: we can t see mariupol, but we know what s happening there and we must not let that happen here. these people know that we are here for them. these are the last ukrainian defensive lines in the south before the front line a couple of kilometres away, and, of course, all the while, russia continues to shell and bomb the city of mariupol
independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from behind the front lines in southern ukraine. sergey scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine the rich, fertile farmland that russia wants for itself. the 62 year old former fire engine driver never envisaged taking up arms against the might of moscow, but he knows full well what the russian army is capable of doing. translation: we can t see mariupol but we know what s happening - there and we must not let that happen here. these people know that we are here for them. these are the last ukrainian defensive lines in the south before the front line a couple of kilometres away, and all the while russia continues to shell and bomb the city of mariupol, just down the road. the big question here is what does russia do next? here, they say they are armed and ready. towns and villages across the region are targets for russian artillery.
the estimate is based on eyewitness accounts and can t be independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from southern ukraine. sergey scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine, the rich, fertile farmland that russia wants for itself. the 62 year old former fire engine driver never envisaged taking up arms against the might of moscow, but he knows full well what the russian army is capable of doing. translation: we can t see mariupol but we know what s happening - there and we must not let that happen here. these people know that we re here for them. these are the last ukrainian defensive lines in the south before the front line a couple of kilometres away, and of course all the while russia continues to shell and bomb the city of mariupol, just down the road. the big question here is, what does russia do next?