Children’s Hospital Completely Destroyed And Buried Under Rubble After Russian Airstrike In Mariupol

Children are buried under rubble after a Russian airstrike hit a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

The president tweeted that children were among people “under the wreckage”, adding: “Close the sky right now! Stop the killings!”

Mariupol’s city council said the hospital had been destroyed.

It said it did not know any casualty figures but added: “The destruction is colossal.”

This comes as the UN human rights office has verified 1,424 civilian casualties since Russian invaded two weeks ago – with 516 people killed and 908 injured.

The southern port city of Mariupol is surrounded by Russian troops and has been subject to heavy shelling for days, leaving thousands of people without food, water and electricity.

The deputy mayor of Mariupol has said at least 1,200 Ukrainians have been killed in Russian shelling in the city since the invasion began.

People in the city have been forced to get water from melting snow, while some bodies lay in the street from intense bombardment.

Yesterday a six-year-old girl named Tanya died alone from dehydration in the ruins of her home in the city after her mother was killed in shelling by Russian forces, Ukrainian authorities said.Photo Credit: Getty