stand with us. we have some new video that was released today that we want to show you that was taken monday outside of a hospital in the southern city of mykolaiv. ukrainians say this was a russian strike that hit outside a children s hospital. it hit some parked ambulances. there was a team of doctors without boards in the area confirming the strike and there was a strike at a nearby oncology hospital, as well. ivan watson spent time to see the toll that was taken on some of the soldiers and staffer. i want to warn you, some of what you ll see is graphic. take a look. shattered bodies in the intensive care unit of a ukrainian hospital.
permission to speak with some of the more gravely wounded ukrainians. we cannot tell you where the hospital is for fear it may become a russian target. and again, this report contains some graphic images. reporter: shattered bodies in the intensive care unit of a ukrainian hospital. men and women from the ukrainian military whose war wounds are so catastrophic, they need machines to breathe. these deeply uncomfortable images a glimpse of the physical toll this conflict is taking on both soldiers and civilians. the general director of the hospital says that after the first couple of days of this new war, at least 30 medical personnel resigned because of just the trauma of seeing these kinds of injuries up close. reporter: a soldier named yuri wants to communicate. he can t speak because he is still on the ventilator. he has regained consciousness
but mostly we are talking about the other settlements along the left bank of the river. and i also see there are some people moving in the direction of the annexed crimea. mayor kolykhaev, we are thinking of you, the people of your city, and we appreciate your time. translator: thank you. just in, we re getting word of major fighting under way in eastern ukraine as russian forces intensify efforts on that part of the country. cnn is on the ground there. also, the trauma of just seeing the brutal injuries at this ukrainian hospital was so bad that dozens of medical personnel resigned just days after the invasion began. cnn s ivan watson takes us inside that hospital next.