| March 10, 2022   Russia stands accused of carrying out an "atrocity" after an airstrike completely destroyed a maternity hospital in the besieged city of Mariupol, leaving children trapped under rubble as well as doctors and women in labour among the wounded.
Young girls and boys were said to be buried under the wreckage following the bombing, with rescue workers frantically digging to get them out amid fears that further military strikes could take place.
On a day when Moscow was accused of committing war crimes in Ukraine, the attack left at least 17 people injured. It took place during an agreed ceasefire period that was meant to allow civilians to evacuate the surrounded southeastern city, where officials say some 400,000 people are being held "hostage" by Russian forces.
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The Big Question  Which companies have abandoned Russia in protest at the war against Ukraine? Dozens of the world's biggest brands have ceased trading in Russia as its war on Ukraine enters its third week.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, two million people have now fled Ukraine since Russian president Vladimir Putin commenced his invasion of the country on 24 February.
With Russia subsequently hard-hit by economic sanctions from Western governments, commercial enterprises are now following suit, throwing their considerable weight behind the opposition to the Kremlin's unprovoked and unjustified assault on its neighbour.
NUMBER OF THE DAY £2 Petrol prices have reached record highs of over £2 per litre in London on Wednesday as the raging war between Russia and Ukraine drives up fuel costs.
QUOTE OF THE DAY "The Kremlin has singled out the UK for being in the lead on global sanctions, and in leading the world in defiance of the odious war Putin is leading in Ukraine." – Vladimir Putin has "singled out" the UK as the global leader on sanctions imposed on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson has said.
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