War in Ukraine live updates: A shelter in a theater withstands Russian shelling, but the city of Mariupol is devastated

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The U.S. is sending another massive weapons package to Ukraine worth $800 million — but more notable than the cost is the type of weapons it provides. Also, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged German lawmakers to “tear down their wall” and become a leader in Europe again.
Here's what we're following today:
Some evacuate from Mariupol: Residents there continue to face constant Russian shelling and shortages of all basics.
A shelter in a Mariupol theater is intact: In a glimmer of good news, survivors are being pulled out of a theater that was hit by a Russian airstrike on Wednesday.
More U.S. aid to Ukraine: The package is worth $800 million — but more notable than the cost is the type of weapons it provides.