People in mariupel are taking shelter. They're leaving their homes, and they're going to public buildings. And it seems as though russia is deliberately targeting those public buildings where people are are hiding, are seeking to be safe. Can you tell me a little bit about what we've seen in terms of the direct targeting of civilians and and how russia is attacking those areas? Sure mean the word watched in horror last week while hundreds, potentially more than a thousand, civilians were sheltering in the drama theatre in the city centre. One of these struck the building head onthcranian president volodimer zolenski says the building was hit by, in his
The Russian military may have committed war crimes in its brutal attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. International law expert Philippe Sands explains how Vladimir Putin could be held accountable.
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