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'Several thousand' people have so-far been taken, Mariupol city council claimed, before being sent to 'remote cities' in Russia where they will be obliged to stay for years and work for free.
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Russia of 'abducting' children and warned the alleged deportations 'are a gross violation of in particular international humanitarian law.'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's siege of the port city of Mariupol was 'a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come'.
More than 1,300 people, including women and babies, are still feared trapped in the bombed ruins of the theatre as rescue efforts are hampered by constant Russian shelling.
The Foreign Secretary has warned peace talks between Ukraine and Russia might be being used as a 'smokescreen' for the Kremlin to regroup troops for a fresh offensive.