Russian forces have bombed an art school in Mariupol that was sheltering around 400 civilians, Ukrainian officials said Sunday, according to the Associated Press.
Why it matters: This is the second time this week that Russian forces have targeted a building sheltering civilians in the city, following the earlier bombing of a theater where hundreds of Ukrainians had sought refuge.
The big picture: In messages posted to Telegram on Sunday, the Mariupol City Council said that an art school in the port city's Left Bank district that had been sheltering the civilians — "women, children and the elderly" — had been bombed.
- The message did not give an indication of the number of casualties, though it warned that there may still be people trapped under the rubble.
- In an address over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the siege of Mariupol is "a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come," AP reported.
- Conditions in the city have been deteriorating, with food scarce, many without heat, water or electricity and residents burying their dead in a mass grave.
