the picture of what s happening to people there has been brought into sharp focus. authorities say three people have been killed and 17 injured after this children s and maternity hospital was heavily shelled by russian troops a move condemned by world leaders, including ukraine. translation: war is never isolated. it always hits both the victim and the aggressor. only the aggressor realises it later, but he always does, and always suffers. moscow claims what it calls ukrainian nationalists had set up firing positions in the hospital. for nine days, russian forces have surrounded this southeastern city. tens of thousands have been trapped under heavy artillery strikes. humanitarian aid can t get in either, and there have been continued reports of no running water, heating, and food running low. the temperature outside is below zero, but people are happy
on the 7th of march, three days ago on the 7th or the 6th, i don t recall exactly now at the security council of the un, facts were proffered by our delegation, saying that that maternity hospital was taken over by the azov battalion and other radicals, and all the mothers about to give birth and nurses were chased out of there and that was the base for ultra radical azov battalion. and that data was proffered three days ago. you could draw your own conclusions as to how the public opinion is manipulated worldwide. today, i saw the reports of your channel and other western media. very emotional, but, unfortunately, the other side of any situation, the side that gives us a chance to draw an objective conclusion,
the ukranian s say they are slowing the advance on the capital. meanwhile, the first top level talks between russia and ukraine since the start of the invasion have made no progress towards agreeing a ceasefire to help aid reach civilians. president putin condemns western sanctions against russia over ukraine saying they are illegimate . and roman abramovich, the billionaire russian owner of chelsea football club, is sanctioned by the british government. hello and welcome to bbc news. shelling has been taking place in the besieged southern city of mariupol, where yesterday a maternity hospital was bombed. three people died in that attack, among them a child. president zelensky has
so far, as the civilian suffering in ukraine only worsens. also here today, his ukrainian counterpart. he was welcomed by turkey s top diplomat, the host of these talks, but any chance of peace will take more than a warm embrace. the discussions were behind closed doors, the first time the two had met face to face since russia invaded ukraine. but expectations were low. they broke up after 90 minutes without any agreement on a proposed 24 hour ceasefire. mr lavrov was asked how russia could justify the bombing of a maternity hospital. he claimed, counter to the evidence, it was being used by gunmen. translation: it s not the first time we see pathetic outcries concerning the so called atrocities perpetrated by the russian military. ukraine s foreign minister said the talks were hard.
inexcusable. the kind of fear that we saw in the eyes of their women fleeing that s maternity hospital in mariupol yesterday. i know you have issued a statement. russia is now describing it as a pathetic outcry. seeing the hospital had been taken over by gann men. what information do you have about what was happening in that hospital? taken over by gunmen. it was clear this was a maternity and children s hospital. whenever humanitarian crisis occurs we are subject to a humanitarian laws. the targeting of a health facility, and world health organization has verified that this has happened in ukraine, that is always wrong, always unacceptable, we stand by our