Russia Ramps Up Ukraine Attacks in Effort to Seize Strategically Key Port City

Moscow launched a fresh assault on the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Thursday, a working day soon after 1 of its planes bombed a maternity healthcare facility, illustrating how Russia is ramping up a violent force to get strategic cities, at a higher price tag for civilians.

Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov, after a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart on Thursday, reported the healthcare facility was a reputable target for the reason that it was held by “local radical militias,” however Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised reporters “we don’t have crystal clear information” about the incident.