According to Reuters html on the 210th, the Russian Ministry of Defense denied the Russian army's claim that it had "bombed a obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine the day before", accusing Ukraine of conducting "premeditated provocations" there.
Mariupol was shelled for an obstetrics and gynecology hospital. Source: People's Vision
Russian Ministry of Defense said that Russia did not conduct air strikes on ground targets in the region on Wednesday, out of respect for the "silent state" agreed by both sides.
At the same time, the US social media giant Twitter and Meta's Facebook (Facebook ) platform said on Thursday that it had deleted the post on the Russian Embassy in the UK about the bombing of a hospital in Mariupol. The reason for deleting the post was that the post violated the platform's so-called "ban on denying violent incidents."
Mariupol was shelled for an obstetrics and gynecology hospital. Source: People's Vision
A spokesperson for Twitter said: "We have taken law enforcement actions on the tweets mentioned above because they violate the rules of the Twitter platform, especially our rules for prohibiting hateful and abuse related to denial of violence."
The Russian Embassy in the UK previously posted a red label in the post that clarified the matter, which read "false", and pointed out that Mariupol's "this building was once a obstetrics and gynecology hospital, which had long been taken over by the (Ukrainian) army."
Ukrainian side previously claimed that three people, including a child, died in the air strike. According to Ukrainian officials, the attack injured women in childbirth and many children were buried in the ruins.
A mariupol obstetrics and gynecology hospital was shelled by a bombardment Photo source: People's Vision
"What kind of country is the Russian Federation? It is afraid of hospitals and obstetrics and gynecology hospitals, so it wants to destroy them?" Ukrainian President Zelensky said in a televised speech late Wednesday. Taking this opportunity, he once again called on Western countries to strengthen sanctions against Russia, "so that they can sit at the negotiating table and end this cruel war." He also claimed that the bombing of the obstetrics and gynecology hospital was "proof that the genocide against the Ukrainians is taking place."
The White House condemned the Ukrainian side's claim to be "barbaric acts of using force against innocent civilians."
United Nations human rights agency said that the number of casualties in Mariupol is being verified.
Kremlin spokesman Peskov said in an interview with Reuters: "Russian army will not open fire at civilian targets."
(Editor: ZLQ)
