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Natalia Zinets

Scant progress evacuating Ukrainian civilians despite Russian ceasefire promise

A charred Russian tank is seen, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the Sumy region, Ukraine, March 7, 2022. Picture taken March 7, 2022. Irina Rybakova/Press service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces/Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of bombing a children's hospital in the besieged port of Mariupol during an agreed ceasefire to enable civilians trapped in the city to escape.

Russia had said it would hold fire to let thousands of civilians flee Mariupol and other besieged cities on Wednesday. But the city council said the hospital had been hit several times by an air strike.

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