His image with a bloody gut went around the world for its harshness. She showed the worst of the war, Putin’s indiscriminate targeting of civilians. Now, the Associated Press agency confirms that hepregnant woman and her baby died after Russia bombed maternity hospital where she was to give birth in the city of Mariupol.
The images of this woman being rushed to an ambulance on a stretcher epitomized the horror of an attack against the most innocent. In videos and photos of her, the woman is seen stroking her bloodied lower abdomen as rescuers carried her through the rubble in the besieged city of Mariupol. Her pale face reflected her shock at what had just happened.
The woman was rushed to another hospital, even closer to the front line, where doctors worked to keep her alive. Realizing that she was losing her baby, and according to the doctors’ account to AP, the woman yelled at them: “Kill me now!”
Source: Lasexta
Mario Twitchell is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his insightful and thought-provoking writing on a wide range of topics including general and opinion. He currently works as a writer at 247 news agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the industry.
