Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 14 in ‘deliberate’ strike on hospital

(Reuters) – Russia accused the Ukrainian army of intentionally putting a hospital in a Russian-held space of japanese Ukraine on Saturday in what it stated was a conflict crime that killed 14 folks and wounded 24 sufferers and medical workers wounded.

There was no speedy response to the allegations from Ukraine. Reuters was not capable of independently confirm the report.

The alleged strike hit a hospital within the Russian-held settlement of Novoaidar and was carried out utilizing a U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket launch system, the Russian defence ministry stated in an announcement.

“A deliberate missile strike in opposition to a identified functioning civilian medical facility is no doubt a severe conflict crime by the Kyiv regime,” the defence ministry stated.

“All these concerned within the planning and execution of this crime shall be discovered and held accountable.”

Civilian and army medics had been working within the hospital for a lot of months treating native folks and troopers, it stated.

Ukraine and its Western allies have accused Russian forces of frequent conflict crimes within the battle during which hundreds of civilians have been killed and cities and cities pounded by artillery and air strikes. Russia denies targetting civilians.

(Reporting by Reuters; Enhancing by Andrew Osborn and Angus MacSwan)