Ukraine accuses Russia of bombing childrens' hospital in besieged Mariupol

Hospital hit by several Russian bombs, city council says while Moscow denies targeting civilians; Kyiv calls for ceasefire to restore Chernobyl power

Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of bombing a childrens' hospital in the besieged port of Mariupol during a supposed ceasefire to enable some of the hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in the city to escape.

Russia, which denies targeting civilians, had said it would hold fire to let civilians flee Mariupol and other besieged cities on Wednesday. But the city council said the hospital had been hit more than once.

"The Russian occupying forces have dropped several bombs on the children's hospital. The destruction is colossal," it said in an online post, adding that it did not yet know