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Ukraine's deputy PM on Mariupol hospital: 'There is no doubt this was a targeted attack'

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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna confirmed an attack from Russian forces on a children's hospital in the city of Mariupol, saying "there is no doubt this has been a targeted attack". She also warned that Russia had shut off the Chernobyl nuclear plant and claimed that this was part of a series of reckless actions that increase the threat of a nuclear accident.

Olha Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister of Ukraine, confirmed that Russian forces had bombed a children's hospital and maternity ward in the port city of Mariupol, claiming “a lot” of casualties. Local officials reported late Wednesday that 17 people had been wounded in the strike.

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