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Airstrike destroys a maternity and children's hospital in besieged Mariupol

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An airstrike hit Mariupol's maternity hospital and children's hospital complex on 9 March, while the city was encircled by Russian forces. AP journalists at the scene documented wounded pregnant women being carried out; Ukrainian officials reported 17 injured, and the city council later said three people, including a child, were killed. Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said the building had been taken over by Ukrainian fighters, while Russia's defence ministry called the images staged. A pregnant woman photographed on a stretcher later died with her baby, AP reported.

When
9 March 2022
Where
Mariupol, Ukraine
What
airstrike
Acting party
Ministry of Defence of Russia
Attribution
Attribution contested. AP journalists documented the strike during the Russian siege; Russian officials gave conflicting denials.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary

Sources

  1. Evidence NPR Media · Unaffiliated origin: AP journalists Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka at the scene · published 2022-03-09 00:00 UTC
  2. Evidence Al Jazeera Media · Unaffiliated origin: AP journalists Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka at the scene · published 2022-03-14 00:00 UTC
  3. Origin of the claim Ukrinform Media · Government of Ukraine origin: Statements by Sergei Lavrov and the Russian defence ministry · published 2022-03-10 00:00 UTC

History

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