<p>Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova on Friday said 130 people had been rescued so far from the rubble of a theatre hit by an air strike on Wednesday in the besieged eastern city of Mariupol.</p>.<p>In a televised address, Denisova said rescue work was ongoing at the site, where many people were sheltering underground before the building was hit, according to the Ukrainian authorities.</p>.<p>"Hundreds of Mariupol residents are still beneath the rubble," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address on Facebook.</p>.<p>He promised to continue rescue operations in Mariupol "despite shelling" in the southern city that has suffered vast destruction.</p>.<p><em>With AFP inputs.</em></p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova on Friday said 130 people had been rescued so far from the rubble of a theatre hit by an air strike on Wednesday in the besieged eastern city of Mariupol.</p>.<p>In a televised address, Denisova said rescue work was ongoing at the site, where many people were sheltering underground before the building was hit, according to the Ukrainian authorities.</p>.<p>"Hundreds of Mariupol residents are still beneath the rubble," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address on Facebook.</p>.<p>He promised to continue rescue operations in Mariupol "despite shelling" in the southern city that has suffered vast destruction.</p>.<p><em>With AFP inputs.</em></p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>