Airstrike Hits Ukraine Maternity Hospital, 17 Reported Hurt

MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike has devastated a maternity hospital Wednesday in the besieged port city of Mariupol, with Ukrainian officials saying at least 17 people had been wounded.

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The attack comes amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn.

Civilians are also trying to escape shelling on the outskirts of Kyiv, streaming toward the capital.