The Russian president praised his country’s forces at the rally to mark the eighth anniversary of Russia annexing the Crimea from Ukraine.
The strike against the theatre was part of a furious bombardment of civilian targets in multiple Ukrainian cities over the past day.
The 429 deaths reported in the latest 24 hours were nearly 140 more than the previous one-day record.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow’s demands were becoming ‘more realistic’.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said early on Wednesday that Russia’s demands were becoming ‘more realistic’.
Researchers estimate more than 18.2 million people may have died because of the pandemic by the end of December last year.
The election boiled down to a two-way showdown between Mr Yoon from the opposition People Power Party and Mr Lee from the governing Democratic Party.
The winner will take office in May and serve a single five-year term as leader of the world’s 10th-largest economy.
Pre-election surveys showed liberal Lee Jae-myung and his main conservative challenger, Yoon Suk Yeol, with neck-and-neck support.
Across the country, thousands of people are thought to have been killed, both civilians and soldiers, in nearly two weeks of fighting.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces continued to pummel cities with rockets, and fierce fighting raged in places.
Some of the evacuation routes would funnel refugees towards Russia or its ally Belarus – unlikely destinations for those fleeing the war.
Russian forces have intensified the shelling of cities in Ukraine, upending attempts to evacuate besieged civilians.
The news dashed hopes of progress in easing, nevertheless ending the war in Ukraine, which is now in its 11 day.
The National Crime Agency said it had obtained two account freezing orders in respect of five accounts held by Graham Bonham-Carter.
