Russian forces accused of bombing hospital in Mariupol

A serviceman of Donetsk People’s Republic militia walks past a damaged mosque in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Ukrainian troops have accused Russian forces of bombing a hospital sheltering some 300 people in the devastated port city of Mariupol.

The deputy commander of the Azov regiment, who was among the troops remaining in Mariupol, said the Russian military dropped heavy bombs on the steel plant and hit an “improvised” hospital.