News of Bombing at Children's Hospital... UN Condemns Russia, "Do Not Attack Medical Facilities"

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[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] The United Nations (UN) urged Russia, which invaded Ukraine, on the 9th (local time) not to target medical facilities.

Stephan Dujarric, UN spokesperson, stated at the regular briefing that day, regarding recent reports that Russia bombed a children's hospital in Ukraine, "Attacks on hospitals, medical personnel, and ambulances must stop immediately."

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the bombing of the Mariupol children's hospital by Russian forces in a statement, calling it a "serious tragedy."

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also raised his voice regarding the Mariupol hospital bombing, saying, "There is no more depraved act than attacking defenseless vulnerable groups."

Russian forces deny shelling civilians, but satellite images and other evidence have repeatedly confirmed shelling of civilian facilities such as homes. In the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, surrounded by Russian forces, at least 1,170 civilians have been confirmed dead since the Russian invasion.

Russia and Ukraine had previously agreed on humanitarian corridors for civilian evacuation in Mariupol and other areas, but this has yet to be realized.

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