UN Slams Donetsk Hospital Shelling as Breach of Humanitarian Law
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The reports of bombardment of a maternity facility in Donetsk raise concern, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said Monday, adding that this is an apparent violation of international humanitarian law.
"We have seen the media reports about a maternity hospital in Donetsk. This is extremely troubling. Any attack on civilian infrastructure, especially health facilities, is a clear violation of international law," he said.
Earlier on Monday, the "Donetsk People's Republic" mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire Regime reported massive shelling of cities and settlements in the region and artillery of various calibers, including an unprecedentedly powerful and sustained shelling of Donetsk. One of the shells hit the local maternity hospital, setting it on fire.