URGENT. Russian troops have taken the staff and patients of #Mariupol Hospital as hostages. Thread 1/5👇
Residents of Mariupol have contacted the Media Human Rights Initiative (MHRI) hotline, saying that since yesterday morning (March 14) the Mariupol Regional Intensive Care Hospital (46 Troitska Street) has been occupied by the Russian troops. 2/5
The staff and patients of the hospital are being held as hostages. One of the witnesses claims that Russian soldiers are forcing the other civilians there as well. 3/5
At the same time, Russians are firing at the positions of the Ukrainian army from the windows of the hospital, trying to provoke the fire in response. According to an eyewitness, the Russian soldiers do not let anyone leave the hospital, threatening to shoot. 4/5
And those patients who risked escaping returned with bullet wounds. #MHRI begs the international community to do everything possible to stop the ongoing war crimes by Russia and to release doctors, patients, and civilians held as hostages by the Ru army. 5/5
DEAR ALL, to be clear: I received this information from a very reliable human rights orga called the Media Human Rights Initiative (I've mentioned it). Please follow them or, if you are a journalist, you can contact them. Same info in Ukrainian is here bit.ly/3N3H9B5
To all who asked about other sources, here we go bbc.com/news/world-eur…
The governor of Donetsk region, Pavlo Kirilenko, as well in English facebook.com/pavlokyrylenko…
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