Newborn baby killed as Russian rocket strikes hospital in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian firefighters work at a damaged hospital ward where a newborn baby was killed (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

A Russian rocket struck the maternity wing of a hospital in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing a newborn boy and critically injuring a doctor.

The overnight explosion left the small-town hospital a crumbled mess of bricks, scattering medical supplies across the small compound.