Ukraine has accused the Russian military of repeated war crimes in the conflict. (agent)
Russia accused the Ukrainian military on Saturday of deliberately attacking a hospital in a Russian-held region of eastern Ukraine, saying it was a war crime that killed 14 people and wounded 24 patients and medical staff. Have become.
There was no immediate reaction to Ukraine’s allegations. Reuters was not able to independently verify the report.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the alleged attack hit a hospital in Russian-held Novoedar and was carried out using a Himars rocket launch system supplied by the US.
The Ministry of Defense said, “A deliberate missile attack against a known functional civilian medical facility is undoubtedly a serious war crime by the Kyiv regime.”
“All those involved in the planning and execution of this crime will be found and held accountable.”
It added that civilian and military doctors had been treating locals and soldiers at the hospital for several months.
Ukraine and its Western allies have accused the Russian army of repeated war crimes in the conflict in which thousands of civilians have been killed and cities and towns shelled with artillery and airstrikes. Russia denied targeting civilians.
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