An investigation conducted by The Associated Press has uncovered evidence that the deadly attack on the drama theater and civilian shelter in Mariupol, Ukraine was far deadlier than originally estimated, and killed almost "double the death toll cited so far," AP writes.
The AP investigation places the total dead closer to 600, rather than the Ukrainian government's original tally of 300. Journalists arrived at their number by reconstructing a 3D model of the building's floorplan "reviewed repeatedly by direct witnesses, most from within the theater, who described in detail where people were sheltering," AP writes.
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