DISINFO: The bombing of the Mariupol hospital was staged
SUMMARY
The Ukrainians held a photoshoot at the Mariupol hospital that Russia allegedly bombed, the entire incident was staged. There were no deaths and the pictures show the Azov battalion as they are cooking.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative trying to whitewash war crimes committed by Russian armed forces as part of their war in Ukraine.
The facts of the Russian bombing of the maternity ward in Mariupol, taking place from 9 March 2022, are easily corroborated; the attack has been carefully documented with a large number of pictures from several sources – professional news photographers, social media updates and forensic investigators. Manuals for open source investigation of Russian troop movements are easily available.
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The Russian claim that the bombing of the hospital was staged has been also debunked by independet Ukrainian fact-checkers.
See the EU's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine here along with EU vs Disinfo's Guide to Deciphering Pro-Kremlin disinformation around Putin's War.