The words "children" were written in Russian outside the Mariupol Drama Theater before it was bombed

[demmiblue]

The words "children" were written in Russian outside the Mariupol Drama Theater before it was bombed today by Russian forces. Local authorities and media said the building had been used as a shelter for hundreds of Ukrainian civilians.

Link to tweet

[zuul]

1. Absolutely no excuse for this. Putin is indeed a war criminal.

[anarch]

2. apparently the Russian forces see that kind of thing as a primary target

[NutmegYankee]

3. A drama theater is of no military strategic value to attack.

This is outright murder of civilians.

[Igel]

4. Except they're told by Putin that

anti-russian fascists are everywhere.

His paranoia's slipped its leash.

As it is, it's the subject of a misinformation campaign now: Bad nazis, the Azov Battalion mined it and detonated the mines with women and children inside.

I'm sure the pilot'll be confused, having been told that he blew it up *because* the Azov Battalion was inside.Or at least more of them.

[gademocrat7]

5. Barbaric evil criminals

[regnaD kciN]

6. The Russians say...

…Ukrainian Nazis were using that theater as their base of operations, and had taken civilians there as “human shields.” Therefore, all the blame is on Ukraine.

Gee, where have I heard that before?

[SheltieLover]

7. Genocide!

[ck4829]

8. Terrorism