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Russian air strike hits maternity hospital in Ukraine

Published : 10 Mar 2022, 09:22

Updated : 10 Mar 2022, 09:24

  DF News Desk
Local residents are seen through the door of a house damaged by Russian army in Donetsk, March 3, 2022. File Photo: Xinhua.

A maternity and children's hospital in the city of Mariupol has been hit by a Russian air strike, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), quoting Ukrainian sources.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said people were trapped under the wreckage, and called the attack a war crime, said the BBC report.

He also posted footage apparently from inside the hospital, which appeared badly damaged.

A regional official told Ukrainian media that at least 17 people were injured, including staff and patients, the report added.

Click BBC to read the detail report.