Evidence
shows that the Russian military has been bombing
hospitals during its invasion of the sovereign nation of
Ukraine. Hospitals are generally protected
by the principle of "medical neutrality" during
conflict, since they are both civilian sites and sources
of humanitarian aid.
No
matter what Russian President Vladimir Putin's agenda
is, there can be no place for bombing children, pregnant
women, and hospitals. He must order a return to
humanitarian protection for all hospital
facilities!
On March 9,
Russian airstrikes hit and destroyed a maternity
hospital in the port city of Mariupol. Videos
show windows blown out, medical equipment
damaged and obliterated, twisted metal littering
hallways, and patients in agony. So far,
we know that the strike injured 17 individuals -- and
killed three. Soldiers helping to evacuate the victims
carried out at least one woman who was bleeding and a
woman very far along in her
pregnancy. Officials reported that children
were trapped beneath the rubble of shattered building
pieces.
And
that's not the only instance of Russia bombing a
hospital. The World Health Organization has said that at
least 18 hospitals in Ukraine have been bombed so far by
Russian military. Tell Putin that his campaign
of bombing people in hospitals must end,
NOW!