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Coverage dated May 3, 2022

Russian airstrike on Mariupol theater likely left 600 dead, AP evidence suggests

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta

The Russian bombing of the drama theater in Mariupol on March 16 stands out as the war's single deadliest known attack against civilians to date.

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  1. Winchester Star

    AP evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theater airstrike (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    Amid all the horrors that have unfolded in the war on Ukraine, the Russian airstrike on the theater being used as a bomb shelter in Mariupol on March 16 stands

  2. Fox5 Atlanta

    Russian airstrike on Mariupol theater likely left 600 dead, AP evidence suggests (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    The Russian bombing of the drama theater in Mariupol on March 16 stands out as the war's single deadliest known attack against civilians to date.

  3. MyNorthwest

    AP Methodology: Calculating Mariupol theater airstrike dead (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Close to 600 people died in the Russian airstrike on the Mariupol drama theater on March 16, evidence from an Associated Press investigation suggests.

  4. NBC News

    AP investigation suggests 600 died in Russian strike on Mariupol theater (opens NBC News)

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    n Associated Press investigation has found evidence that the attack was in fact far deadlier than estimated, killing closer to 600 people inside and outside the building.

  5. The Week

    Closer to 600 dead in Mariupol theater bombing, AP evidence suggests (opens The Week)

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  6. NBC4 Washington

    AP: Russia's Strike on Mariupol Theater Killed 600, Doubling Initial Estimate (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Amid all the horrors that have unfolded in the war on Ukraine, the Russian airstrike on the theater being used as a bomb shelter in Mariupol on March 16 stands out as the single deadliest known attack against civilians to date.

  7. CBS News

    600 people possibly killed in Russian airstrike on Mariupol theater, evidence shows: "This is one big mass grave" (opens CBS News)

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    An Associated Press investigation has found evidence that the attack was in fact far deadlier than estimated.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    "They thought they were safe." AP investigation reveals 600 likely died in Mariupol theater airstrike (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    An Associated Press investigation has found evidence that the March 16 Russian airstrike on the Mariupol theater being used as a bomb shelter was far deadlier than estimated, killing closer to 600 people.

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