• A satellite image showing the Mariupol Drama Theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Monday. The building, which had been used as a shelter for hundreds of Ukrainian civilians, had the word 'children' written in large white letters (in Russian) in front of and behind the theater, was bombed on Wednesday. | MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES / AFP
    A satellite image showing the Mariupol Drama Theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Monday. The building, which had been used as a shelter for hundreds of Ukrainian civilians, had the word “children” written in large white letters (in Russian) in front of and behind the theater, was bombed on Wednesday. | MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES / AFP

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KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine – International outrage over Russia's invasion of Ukraine grew on Thursday as U.S. and Ukrainian officials said civilians waiting in line for bread and sheltering in a theater had been killed by Russian forces.

U.S. President Joe Biden called Russian leader Vladimir Putin a war criminal in comments the Kremlin said were "unforgivable" as it insisted the war in Ukraine was "going to plan" amid talk of compromise at peace talks.

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