Russian troops took doctors hostage in Mariupol hospital

5.03.2022

Mariupol, Donetsk region

Russian military blocked the regional intensive care hospital in Zhovtnevy district, in fact taking patients and doctors hostage. Ambulances have not been able to drive up to the hospital for 2 days now, fighting is taking place around and houses are burning. Russian military rounded up 400 people from neighboring houses to the hospital. The exit is also blocked.

Recently, Russian military shelled the building. Now the building is almost destroyed. But the staff and patients continued to stay in the adapted basement.

Victims: information is being specified.

Source: head of the Donetsk oblast military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko