09.10 CET Russia: The hospital was used by the soldiers for a long time
Russia described the news that it had hit a children’s hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, as “fake news”. Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), said that the old maternity hospital has been used by soldiers for a long time and said, “This is how fake news is born.” Polyanskiy claimed that Russia warned on March 7 that the hospital had become a military element and that the Ukrainians fired from the building.
13.6 billion TL aid from the USA to Ukraine
The United States (USA) House of Representatives passed the $1.5 trillion budget with a large majority of votes, after long debates. In the budget, which aims to reduce the living expenses of families, create new employment areas, and support those in need, approximately 13 billion 600 million dollars of aid is foreseen for Ukraine under Russian occupation. The budget approved by the US House of Representatives must also be approved by the Senate.
Separatists in Luhansk: Ukraine hit 6 times
Pro-Russian separatists, who control Luhansk, announced that they had been shot six times in the last 24 hours by Ukrainian forces. At least one civilian was injured in the city of Pervomaysk, according to the Russian news agency TASS, citing representatives of the Luhansk People’s Republic. It was stated that while a natural gas and electricity line were damaged, electricity could not be supplied to two villages.
07:35 CET Zelensky: The shooting of the hospital is proof of genocide
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russian forces’ shooting at a children’s hospital in Mariupol is “evidence of genocide against Ukrainians”. “What kind of a country is the Russian Federation that it is afraid of hospitals, maternity clinics and destroys them,” said Zelensky. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Reuters, “Russian armed forces do not shoot at civilian targets.”
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