Russia’s war on Ukraine. Day 14: air strike on newborns, nuclear terrorism, three-quarters of Ukrainians reject Russia’s demands

Crossing the line of humane: bombs on newborns. An air strike on Mariupol destroyed a children’s hospital and a maternity hospital. There were no fatal casualties. Seventeen people were injured, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said. President Zelenskyi said the air strike on a children’s hospital and a maternity hospital in Mariupol was an act of terror.  

He once again called on world leaders to close the sky for Russian aircraft over Ukraine. 

Russia’s nuclear terrorism: Chornobyl plant cut from electricity, risk of leak in seven days. The Russian troops control the Chornobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plants. Personnel continues to work under the barrel of the gun. 

The Chornobyl plant and the city of Slavutych were cut from electricity. 

There is a risk of  a blackout of the cooling system in the storage of the spent nuclear fuel that may cause a leak. As the combat actions continue, there are no chances to hold repair woks or renew electricity supply. If electricity supply does not resume after seven days, the gas leak in the air and water will constantly grow.       

Chornobyl’s monitoring system already stopped sending the data to the International Atomic Energy Agency. 

Three-quarters of Ukrainians say Crimea is not Russia, do not recognize independence of occupied territory in Donetsk, Luhansk regions.

A majority of Ukrainians reject Russia’s demands, a poll conducted by Info Sapiens for ORB on March 3-4, finds.

Seventy-nine per cent of Ukrainians do not support independence of the occupied territories. Seventy-five per cent do not recognize Crimea as part of Russia. 

In two weeks of war, Russia lost 56 aircraft and 82 helicopters, Ukraine’s air defense said.