Is Russia targeting Ukrainian hospitals? | Focus on Europe

Ukraine is accusing Russia of targeting health facilities and hospitals. Under the Geneva Conventions, that's a war crime. Ukrainians have meticulously documented 180 such attacks and are seeking to indict Russia.

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[bradiulian]

And the parasitic trolls in the comments.

[marioreds]

They have already bombed a hospital so I wouldn't be surprised if they went at it again.

[ignarskjolvjentski]

War crimes only matter if the world community has the courage to hold nations accountable. Otherwise we as a community are little more than student hall monitors

[Gabe-hktt]

Never seen a documentary like this about Iraq, Afghanistan or the Palestinians...

[BlackGuardXIII]

Thank you to this hero for meticulously documenting the terrorist activities of targeting health facilities. The world will not forget.

[wom_Bat]

How very facist of russia. Oh Putin. His hero is Ivan Ilyin. Putty loves to drop Ilyin quotes a whole bunch. So I thought I'd drop some too:

"Ukranians are just confused Russians"

"The very idea of Ukraine is offensive"

"polotics is the art of identifying and neutralizing the enemy"

"democracy would dismember and weaken Russia"

"In fascism the leader is some kind of hero, who emerges from myth.”

“the factual world doesn’t count. It’s not real.”

[luftim]

They are tough russia.. they fight kids and woman

[ericpts]

@Bab Blo even before the Amnesty report, Russian targeted hospitals (Mariopol), theatre (Mariopol + 300 death), Shopping malls (Kremenchuk 20 death), train station (Kramatorsk + 50 death), Apartment building (Chasiv Yar - 48 death), and so on, with only civilian casualties and without any proof of military bases. 
They have always targeted civilian locations without distinction.
In the Amnesty report they also remarked that Russian army used forbidden cluster munition and that they shelled random targets!
Anyway Russian army has never cared about shelling civilian targets (with or without the presence of Ukrainian soldiers) and civilian casualties.
In Syria Russian army shelled hospitals after they got the coordinates of the Red Cross with the question to not attack those locations!

[s.m.]

This is wonderful! Justice!

Tsjernihiv was a lovely city to be.
Tears literally break my soul.

[tanektan]

Whatever may come...
The strength & determination of patriotic Ukrainians to defend the freedom & independence of their beloved country will never be defeated.
Slava Ukraini..
Stay strong Ukraine.

[blackandwhite]

If soldiers are there then it's fair.

[larrykay]

Thanks to Pavlo and other members for doing a good job in documenting possible war crimes..we hope your effort will see success..slava ukraini

[vredacted]

Something important to know, for all who are interested in history and/or support Ukraine:

Rus’ ought not to be confused with “Russia”, which derives its name from the Rus’ but historically is a completely different state, which almost all its existence was at war with the Rus’.

Just like the Holy Roman Empire was actually Germany, Russia is actually Muscovy, despite their best attempts to convince everybody otherwise.

Its name “Russia" received only in 1721, when Peter I passed a decree to change Tsardom of Muscovy’s name into the “Russian” Empire (“Russia” originates from Rosia, name used by the Greek Orthodox Clergy in regards to Kyivan Rus')
Under the reign of Cathrine II Muscovites where even punished for continuing to identify as Muscovites, and were forced to call themselves “Russian”.

Lands that “Russia” claims were part of the original Rus’, but actually weren't, are Novgorod, Suzdal, and Ryazan, since in historical texts of XI-XII centuries they are mentioned as separate entities from Rus’. They can be considered parts of extended Rus’, although their culture was distinct from main Rus’.

In 1493 Moscow prince Ivan III appointed himself to be the Great Ruler of All Rus’. No other kings acknowledged that. From that point on Muscovy started to make false claims on Rus’ ownership.

“Russia” is an offshoot of Ukraine and not the other way round, despite what Soviet and “Russian” historians have been trying to say for years. Kiev was a developed cultured capital when Moscow was just another swamp village.




Germany used to call itself the Holy Roman Empire, that didn’t mean they became the Romans, and all of a sudden had a right to claim whole of Italy and its history, but yet, that’s exactly what “Russia” did in regards to Rus’-Ukraine, which is a horrible injustice!

[stevenellis]

The policy of systemic distruction of Ukraine, as Russia is not interested in the lives of Ukrainians they are after the raw materials in the country and the warm water ports for their navy.

[yiikirichard]

Ukraine should stop spreading petal mines.

[susanaqueiroz]

🙏Slava Ukraine and the Brave Heroes fighting for their Country and their Freedom against Russia tyranny 🙏God bless and protect them 🙏💙💙💙💛💛💛

[RuskiVanka]

YouTube portal of bots and trolls. Forbidding someone else's opinion is the best sign of democracy.

[ottomanosman]

Russia did it in Syria and the West turned deaf despite Turkish reports. And now where are you?

[CC-myex]

VIVA President Zelenskyy he is a HERO!!!
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦
Glory to the BRAVE HEROES 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦
Ukraine will win this war!!

[mlight]

Putin's strategy for his special mission has been evil from the start.