Images of pregnant women covered in dust and blood dominated news reports in many countries.
MARIUPOL, Ukraine -- A Russian airstrike on a Mariupol maternity hospital that killed three people brought condemnation down on Moscow on Thursday, with Ukrainian and Western officials branding it a war crime, while the highest-level talks yet yielded no progress in stopping the fighting.
Images of pregnant women covered in dust and blood dominated news reports in many countries and brought a new wave of horror over the 2-week-old war sparked by Russia's invasion, which has killed thousands of soldiers and civilians, shaken the foundations of European security and driven more than 2 million people from Ukraine.Amid the constant onslaught of Russian attacks, Ukrainian civilians are fleeing for their lives as their communities come under siege.
Millions more have been displaced inside the country. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Thursday that about 2 million people - half the population of the capital's metropolitan area - have left the city, which has become virtually a fortress. Western officials said Russian forces have made little progress on the ground in recent days. But they have intensified the bombardment of Mariupol and other cities, trapping hundreds of thousands of people, with food and water running short.
"Everyone is working to get help to the people of Mariupol. And it will come," said Mayor Vadym Boychenko.
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