Russia denies it bombed Ukrainian maternity hospital: ‘fake news’

Russia has denied claims that it bombed a Ukrainian youngsters’s hospital in Mariupol, after stories surfaced claiming that 17 individuals had been injured in such an assault on Wednesday.

Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia’s everlasting consultant to the United Nations, admitted on Twitter Thursday that the construction was bombed by Russian forces however mentioned that it was not working as a hospital however was being utilized by the Ukrainian army to accommodate forces.

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“That’s how #Fakenews is born,” the Russian diplomat mentioned within the tweet, sharing a report with supporting proof. “We warned in our assertion again on 7 March that this hospital has been changed into a army object by radicals.”

“Very disturbing that UN spreads this data with out verification,” the tweet added.

Preliminary stories of the assault instantly drew worldwide criticism, as army forces sometimes don’t assault civilian websites similar to hospitals. 

A lady walks exterior the broken by shelling maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. 
(AP Photograph/Evgeniy Maloletka)

On Twitter, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the assault had taken place and shared a video of the aftermath, which he described as an “atrocity.” 

“Direct strike of Russian troops on the maternity hospital. Folks, youngsters are below the wreckage. Atrocity! How for much longer will the world be an confederate ignoring terror? Shut the sky proper now! Cease the killings! You will have energy however you appear to be dropping humanity,” he tweeted.

“An aerial bomb on a maternity hospital is the conclusive proof that what is occurring is a genocide of Ukrainians,” he added in a video deal with.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced Russia’s “unconscionable assaults harming inhabitants facilities,” a State Division spokesperson mentioned.

U.Ok. Prime Minister Boris Johnson equally tweeted: “There are few issues extra wicked than focusing on the weak and defenseless. We are going to maintain Putin to account for his horrible crimes.”

An injured pregnant girl walks downstairs within the broken by shelling maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
(AP Photograph/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Different images and movies taken close to the maternity hospital in Mariupol confirmed Ukrainian emergency companies caring for ladies and kids affected by the blast.