A new satellite image depicts the extent of devastation caused by the bombing of a theatre in Mariupol three days ago.

According to a satellite photograph obtained Saturday by Maxar Technologies, nearly two-thirds of the building has been entirely destroyed, with only the western façade remaining standing.

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The Russian phrase for “children” is still plainly visible in the photo, painted in enormous letters on the ground in front of the entryway.

According to authorities, the theatre was being used as a refuge as well as the city’s primary humanitarian assembly. The number of individuals inside at the time of the attack is estimated to be between 800 and 1,300.

Early reports the morning following the strike indicated that the building’s bomb shelter had survived, but news of rescue efforts have been difficult to come by.

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According to reports from inside the besieged city, communications have been spotty for days, and rescue efforts have been impeded by the threat of near-constant shelling.

According to early reports, many survivors had to dig themselves out of the rubble.

According to various Ukrainian officials, there are 130 survivors, with one individual suffering significant injuries.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov condemned the Russian military on Thursday for an alleged airstrike on a Mariupol theatre where more than 1,000 women and children had taken refuge.

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Reznikov, who spoke to the European Parliament via video conference, emphasised the plight of civilians in Mariupol and called the pilot who attacked the theatre a “monster.”

Italy’s cultural minister has stated that his country will provide resources to Ukraine to reconstruct the Mariupol theatre, which was sheltering civilians when it was shelled by the Russians.

Dario Franceschini, the cultural minister of Italy, said on Thursday that the proposal to reconstruct Mariupol’s Drama Theater had been approved.