Pictures of a pregnant woman being evacuated from the bombed-out children’s hospital in Mariupol are spreading around the world. The Russian ambassador to the UK claims that the photo has been tampered with.
On Wednesday, a children’s hospital was bombed in the coastal city of Mariupol. In one photo taken after the attack, a pregnant woman is seen in an evacuation position wearing polka dot pajamas.
On the other hand, many Russian media and official spokespeople question the authenticity of the picture.
– The woman in the photo is an actress with realistic makeup, says the Russian ambassador to the UK.
Watchman He writes that the message from the Russian Embassy has now been removed from Twitter.
In a Twitter message from the Russian embassy, it included a picture of the pregnant woman with red text reading: “Error.”
according to times The woman’s name is Marianna Podgorskaya.
She is a beauty blogger and is expecting her first child with boyfriend Yura, which she shares on Instagram.
conflicting statements
On Thursday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that Russian planes had not carried out any attacks in Mariupol when the attack occurred, according to NTB.
– Konashenkov said that the alleged airstrike was a fully orchestrated provocation to preserve the anti-Russian “hype” of the Western audience.
He claimed that the hospital explosions on Wednesday were caused by explosives spread nearby.
Three people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed in the attack. Another 17 people were wounded in the attack. All of these are written by women, children and hospital staff independent.
Konashenkov’s comments do not match what Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
He claimed that the hospital had been inactive for a long time and that it already housed Ukrainian and neo-Nazi forces. In addition, he claimed that all pregnant women were taken out of the premises.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack a war crime.
Ukrainian authorities determined that a Russian air strike targeted the hospital.
condemns the attack
The attack has since been condemned by a number of organizations and individuals.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres commented on the bombing, saying, “The senseless violence must stop.”
The World Health Organization also strongly condemns the attack.
European Parliament President Josep Borrell described the attack as one a war crime.
World Health Organization They say they have verified 18 attacks on hospitals and healthcare professionals so far.
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