Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombed maternity ward
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A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Press has learned. Images of the woman being rushed to an ambulance on a stretcher had circled the world, epitomizing the horror of an attack on humanity's most innoce…
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An image of the expectant mother has been widely shared on social media, and for many epitomized how even the most vulnerable have come under fire since the Russian invasion began.
MARIUPOL, Ukraine — A wounded pregnant woman who was taken on a stretcher from a maternity hospital that was bombed by Russia last week has died, along with her baby,
CNN By Alex Stambaugh, Tim Lister and Olga Voitovych, CNN A pregnant woman who was injured when a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was bombed on Wednesday has died, along with her newborn baby, a surgeon who was treating her confirmed on Monday.
The gripping picture, captured by photographer Evgeniy Maloletka for the Associated Press, encapsulated the toll on civilians of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian pregnant woman in viral photo being carried on stretcher from Mariupol maternity hospital after Russian air strike had died, as did her baby, according to the AP
The woman, shown in photos on a stretcher, was not identified; a different woman also photographed, blogger Mariana Vishegirskaya, gave birth to a baby girl the day after the airstrike.
A different woman also captured leaving the hospital in widely-circulated photos, blogger Mariana Vishegirskaya, gave birth to a baby girl the day after the airstrike.
Images of the woman being rushed to an ambulance on a stretcher had circled the world, epitomizing the horror of an attack on humanity's most innocent.
A pregnant woman who was injured when a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was bombed on Wednesday has died, along with her newborn baby, a surgeon who was treating her confirmed on Monday.
