The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky denounced a Russian airstrike on a children’s hospital in Mariupol on Wednesday. and again called for the closure of Ukrainian airspace
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“Direct attack by Russian troops on the maternity hospital. There are people, children under the rubble. Atrocity! How much longer will the world be complicit in ignoring this terror? Close the airspace now,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter.
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“Stop the killings. They have the power but it seems that they have lost their humanity.” adds the Ukrainian president. For his part, the head of the regional military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, has posted a video on Facebook showing the extent of the damage caused by the attack.
“In the city center, hospital, maternity ward and care, all this has been destroyed in a Russian air raid on Mariupol. Right now. The Russian pilot, who probably doesn’t hesitate to call himself a man, pressed the button again, knowing exactly where the bomb would fly,” he wrote on Facebook.
And he accused the Russian forces of having “crossed the limit of inadmissible relations between states and peoples”, of having “crossed the limit of humanity”. “Stop calling yourself human!” “Stop calling yourselves human beings,” she added.
Another video of the children’s hospital destroyed by Russia, President Zelensky says that there are still dead children under the rubble.pic.twitter.com/SwodNGHSZY
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“There are 17 confirmed injuries among the hospital staff,” Pavlo Kirilenko, the regional manager, told Ukrainian television, adding that according to the first reports “there were no children” among the injured, as well as no deaths.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky posted a video on Twitter showing the extent of the destruction at the medical complex. The attack “literally destroyed” a maternity hospital in the city center that also included a pediatric unit, Kirilenko, the leader of the southern Donetsk region, said on Facebook.
added that youRussian pilot evidently knew where the bomb would land. Mariupol, on the coast of the Sea of Azov, is surrounded by Russian forces, which shelled the city despite promises of a ceasefire to allow civilians to evacuate.
Videos released by Kirilenko and city authorities show the moment of evacuation from the hospital, with one woman on a stretcher and another helped by two men as she leaves the building.
The footage also shows a huge hole in the hospital courtyard, tree branches torn off and vehicles on fire. Zelensky condemned the attack, calling it an “atrocity”.
Mariupol. Direct strike of Russian troops at the maternity hospital. People, children are under the wreckage. Atrocity! How much longer will the world be an accomplice ignoring terror? Close the sky right now! Stop the killings! You have power but you seem to be losing humanity. pic.twitter.com/FoaNdbKH5k
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 9, 2022
The reactions to the attack
The White House on Wednesday denounced the “barbaric” use of force against civilians after a pediatric hospital was hit by a Russian bombardment in the city of Mariupol, in southern Ukraine.
“It is appalling to see the barbaric use of military force against innocent civilians in a sovereign country,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told a news conference. Seventeen adults were injured in this shelling, according to a Ukrainian official.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday denounced the “immoral” aerial bombardment of a children’s hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol and promised that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be held accountable “for his terrible crimes.”
“Few things are more immoral than attacking the vulnerable and defenselessJohnson tweeted after that attack, which reportedly left 17 adults injured. “The UK is looking for more support for Ukraine to defend itself against air strikes,” he added.
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace announced on Wednesday that the UK will continue to supply anti-tank missiles to Ukraine “in response to Russia’s continued aggression. The UK has so far delivered 3,615 NLAWs (man-portable anti-tank missiles) and will deliver “more.” , ad.
According to the United Nations Office for Human Rights, at least 516 civilians have been killed (including 37 children) and another 908 injured since the start of the war in Ukraine, confirmed this Wednesday and reiterated that the real figures could be much greater.
The agency led by High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet indicated that it continues to verify the different information on deaths in different attacks, such as those denouncing that hundreds of civilians could have died in the eastern Ukrainian cities of Volnovakha, Mariúpol and Izium.
Most of the casualties have come from explosive weapons attacks, including heavy artillery shelling and multiple rocket launch systems, the office said in a statement.
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*With information from EFE and AFP
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