A Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital in the besieged port city of Mariupol amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn. (Photo | AP) 
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Russian airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital

The World Health Organization said it has confirmed 18 attacks on health facilities and ambulances since the fighting began, killing 10 people.

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The ground shook more than a mile away when the Mariupol complex was hit by a series of blasts that blew out windows and ripped away much of the front of one building. (Photo | AP)
Police and soldiers rushed to the scene to evacuate victims, carrying out a heavily pregnant and bleeding woman on a stretcher. (Photo | AP)
The World Health Organization said it has confirmed 18 attacks on health facilities and ambulances since the fighting began, killing 10 people. (Photo | AP)
A man rides a bicycle in front of an apartment building that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine. (Photo | AP)
A military priest tries to comfort a crying woman who was evacuated from Irpin, at a triage point in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo | AP)
Cars drive past a destroyed Russian tank as a convoy of vehicles evacuating civilians leaves Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo | AP)
A child looks out a steamy bus window with drawings on it as civilians are evacuated from Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo | AP)
A family who was evacuated from areas around the Ukrainian capital, struggles with two babies after arriving at a triage point in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo | AP)
Large caliber ammunition lies on the ground next to a destroyed Russian tank in Irpin, Ukraine. (Photo | AP)

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