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Rescuers continue to search Mariupol theater rubble as Russian attacks continue

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Rescuers are searching for survivors in the ruins of a theater ripped apart by Russian airstrikes in the besieged city of Mariupol, while ferocious Russian bombardment killed dozens in a northern city over the past day, according to the local governor.

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  1. Russia bombs theater where hundreds sought shelter and 'children' was written on grounds

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  2. Newest

    Rescuers continue to search Mariupol theater rubble as Russian attacks continue

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  1. Local News 8

    Russia bombs theater where hundreds sought shelter and 'children' was written on grounds (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych, Tara John and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A theater where hundreds of people had taken shelter in Mariupol was bombed on Wednesday, according to local authorities, as hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped in the coastal Ukrainian city that has been encircled for weeks…

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Live updates: Russian troops destroy theater in Mariupol (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Ukrainian officials say Russian forces destroyed a theater in the city of Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering.

  3. CNN

    Russians bomb Mariupol theater where hundreds had taken refuge, officials say (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A theater where hundreds of people are said to have taken shelter in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was mostly reduced to rubble on Wednesday, according to an image shared by its city council.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Russian forces bombed Mariupol theater with hundreds of civilians, city council says (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, serving as a shelter for hundreds of civilians was bombed Wednesday by Russian forces, according to its city council.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Russians Bomb Theater Where Ukrainians Sought Shelter (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Ukrainian officials say Russian forces destroyed a theater in the city of Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering.

  6. Axios

    Russian forces bombed Mariupol theater serving as refuge for hundreds, city council says (opens Axios)

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    Axios's feed description

    "The plane dropped a bomb on a building where hundreds of peaceful Mariupol residents were hiding."

  7. The Hill

    Russia bombs theater where civilians were hiding out, officials say (opens The Hill)

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    Ukraine's foreign minister on Wednesday said Russia bombed a theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, where hundreds of civilians were hiding out, reducing the building to rubble.

  8. Fox10 Phoenix

    Russia-Ukraine war: Bombed Mariupol theater sheltering hundreds had 'children' written on grounds (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    A theater in Mariupol with hundreds sheltering inside was hit by a Russian airstrike. Satellite imagery showed the word “CHILDREN” had been written in large white letters in Russian in front of and behind the building.

  9. Local News 8

    Survivors emerge from rubble of Mariupol theater bombed by Russia (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Victoria Butenko, James Frater and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN People sheltering in a theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol are emerging from the building after it was bombed, the former head of the Donetsk region said Thursday.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine: Mariupol searches for survivors after theater blast — live updates | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Mariupol city officials said its drama theater had held and a search for survivors was underway. President Zelenskyy called on Germany to support his country. Follow DW for the latest.

  11. Concord Monitor

    Ukraine theater turned bomb sheltered destroyed (opens Concord Monitor)

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    KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces destroyed a theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering and rained fire on other cities Wednesday, Ukrainian authorities said, even as the two sides projected optimism over efforts to negotiate an end to...

  12. Sioux City Journal

    Rescuers search theater rubble as Russian attacks continue (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rescue workers searched for survivors Thursday in the ruins of a theater blown apart by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol, while scores

  13. Omaha World-Herald

    Rescuers search for survivors in smashed Mariupol theater (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rescuers searched for survivors Thursday in the ruins of a theater ripped apart by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol, while a ferocious

  14. FOX 4 Dallas

    Russia-Ukraine war: Ongoing search for survivors at bombed Mariupol theater (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    A theater in Mariupol with hundreds sheltering inside was hit by a Russian airstrike. Satellite imagery showed the word “CHILDREN” had been written in large white letters in Russian in front of and behind the building.

  15. Newsweek

    'It's a miracle': Mariupol theater victims survive Russian bombing (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Hundreds of Ukrainians—including children—may still be alive beneath the rubble of a bombed theater in Mariupol, on Ukraine's southern coast.

  16. Gopusa

    Russia bombs Ukrainian theater serving as civilian shelter (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    Russian forces on Wednesday bombed a theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, where hundreds of civilians were taking shelter, said city officials who were unable to confirm casualties. The Mariupol City Council posted a photograph of the destroyed Drama Theater on social media site Telegram, saying it was "pu…

  17. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine: Mariupol theater bomb shelter holds after blast | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Officials said the theater's bomb shelter, where hundreds of civilians had been hiding when an airstrike hit, withstood the attack. Survivors are believed to be trapped underneath.

  18. Hot Air

    "It's a miracle": Mariupol theater victims survive Russian bombing (opens Hot Air)

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    It had been feared everyone inside had been killed, but the BBC reported authorities as saying the bomb shelter underneath the building had held up despite the massive blast....

  19. CBS News

    Hope that many survived Ukraine theater attack as intel suggests Russia's ground war is stalled (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "The bomb shelter held" one local official said after a theater said to be sheltering more than 1,000 people was reduced to rubble in the port city of Mariupol.

  20. Fox10 Phoenix

    Rescuers continue to search Mariupol theater rubble as Russian attacks continue (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Rescuers are searching for survivors in the ruins of a theater ripped apart by Russian airstrikes in the besieged city of Mariupol, while ferocious Russian bombardment killed dozens in a northern city over the past day, according to the local governor.

  21. Al Jazeera

    Survivors emerge from bombed Mariupol theatre (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Officials say some survivors rescued from basement of building bombed by Russian forces in southeastern Ukraine.

  22. Fox News

    Russian forces bombed Mariupol theater despite signs warning children were sheltering inside: Ukraine (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Ukrainian officials in the besieged city of Mariupol claimed that Russian forces bombed a theater in which thousands had taken refuge, even though satellite footage shows that the word for "children" in Russian was written on the ground near the theater.

  23. Deutsche Welle

    Russia accused of bombing civilian shelter in Mariupol | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Ukraine has accused Russia of committing further atrocities in the besieged port city of Mariupol. Ukrainian officials say Russian forces bombed a theatre sheltering around 1,000 civilians, including children.

  24. Daily Hampshire Gazette

    Russia destroys Mariupol theater used as shelter (opens Daily Hampshire Gazette)

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    Daily Hampshire Gazette's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces destroyed a theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering Wednesday and rained fire on other cities, Ukrainian authorities said, even as the two sides projected optimism over efforts to negotiate an end to...

  25. PBS NewsHour

    Ukraine rescuers work to free hundreds trapped in Mariupol theatre by airstrike (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Ukrainian authorities are working to rescue several hundred people who had been sheltering in a theater torn apart by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol.

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