Women crying, cradling their unborn babies – a Ukrainian maternity hospital has been ripped to shreds
A Russian airstrike has destroyed a maternity hospital, located in the southern port city of Mariupol.
This gobsmacking attack on vulnerable women about to give birth is triggering global horror and outrage.
Shocking moment pregnant women flee bombed hospital in #Mariupol @brittanycoles8#UkraineRussianWar #RussiaUkraine #War #Russia #putin #Ukraine️ #zelenskyy #UkraineWar #BreakingNews #Shelling pic.twitter.com/o4thdboFPG
— TICKER NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) March 10, 2022
Zelensky says kids and parents were trapped under the wreckage and called on Western leaders to impose a no-fly zone.
“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!”
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Police and soldiers rushed to the scene to evacuate victims, carrying out a heavily pregnant and bleeding woman on a stretcher.
#BREAKING Russia claims there were Ukraine combat positions at bombed hospital, US media reports #BreakingNews #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #Zelensky #StandingWithUkraine #Mariupol #Kyiv #hospital #maternityhospital #war pic.twitter.com/UABxA06ipl
— TICKER NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) March 9, 2022
A regional official says dozens of people have been injured, including staff and patients – fatalities still unknown.
Russia accused Ukraine of establishing combat positions at the bombed hospital and denies targeting civilians, saying it would hold a ceasefire to let civilians flee, but that of course, did not happen.
“Russia just wants to spread terror”
Eastern European expert told ticker Russia wants to spread terror by staging attacks like this.
#BREAKING "They (Russia) just want to spread terror" @sumlenny#Zelensky confirms there are still adults and kids under the rubble following #Russian #airstrike that destroyed a maternity, children's hospital in #Mariupol #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/X5hImAabqG
— TICKER NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) March 9, 2022
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister says Russia continues to hold 400,000 people, hostage, in Mariupol, blocking humanitarian aid and evacuation routes.
This minister also says that Almost 3,000 newborn babies lack medicine and food, this number is expected to skyrocket following this bombing.
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says western allies are assisting Ukraine’s humanitarian needs.
Meanwhile, the Mariupol city council says the strike has caused “colossal damage”, and published footage showing burned-out buildings, with thousands lacking drinking water, food, medicine.
Mariupol. Russian artillery ruined maternity hospital and children hospital. A lot of killed and wounded women. No information about children and newborn yet. Hey, @UN how are you doing? Please retweet pic.twitter.com/QJSfUMMngW
— Dmytro Gurin, Ukrainian MP (@DmytroGurinMP) March 9, 2022
The UN and the world health organization will investigate this bombing and its casualties.
Today's attack on a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, where maternity & children's wards are located, is horrific.
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) March 9, 2022
Civilians are paying the highest price for a war that has nothing to do with them.
This senseless violence must stop.
End the bloodshed now.
UN spokesperson Stephane Duejorric says “None of these should ever, ever be a target” when it comes to attacks on healthcare.
