Scores feared dead as Putin bombs 'hundreds' of sheltering families: Biden brands Russian leader a 'war criminal' after theatre packed with 'up to 1,200' terrified civilians is destroyed - despite having CHILDREN written outside

"Scores of people are feared dead after Russian forces last night bombed a theater where
hundreds of civilians, including children, were sheltering in the encircled port city of Mariupol, the city council said. 

Officials said it is impossible to know how many people were killed or injured in the attack on the Mariupol Drama Theater because the shelling of residential areas continues in the city, meaning rescuers can't reach those trapped in the rubble.   

Satellite imagery from Monday showed the word 'children' written in large white letters in Russian in front of and behind the theater building, where up to 1,200 civilians are believed to have been sheltering, in an apparent effort to stave off any attack by Vladimir Putin's forces." DM