
Ukraine accuses Russia of 'war crime' with military hospital strike
Six strikes hit the northeastern border city overnight Saturday into Sunday, wounding personnel undergoing treatment at a military hospital and killing at least two people in a residential building, according to Ukrainian officials.
A spokesperson for the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office, Dmytro Chubenko, confirmed two deaths and said another 30 people were wounded, including children.
According to the emergency medical services, the «massive attack» reduced one home to a fiery ruin and damaged other houses, office buildings, cars and garages.
The Ukrainian army said that a military hospital building and nearby residential buildings «were damaged by a Shahed drone».
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«According to preliminary reports, there are casualties among the military personnel who were undergoing treatment at the medical centre,» it added.
Kyiv does not typically reveal information on military casualties and did not say how many soldiers were wounded.
It accused Russia of having carried out a «war crime» and «violating the norms of international humanitarian law».
'Real pressure'
The latest deadly strikes come as US President Donald Trump's administration pushes for a speedy end to the more than three-year war, holding talks with both Russia and Ukraine.
Moscow has rejected a joint US-Ukrainian proposal for an unconditional and full ceasefire, while Ukraine has accused Russia of dragging out talks with no intention of halting its offensive.
«For too long now, America's proposal for an unconditional ceasefire has been on the table without an adequate response from Russia,» Zelensky said in his evening address on Saturday.
«There could already be a ceasefire if there was real pressure on Russia,» he added, thanking those