A maternity hospital in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been devastated by several bombs that were dropped from the air on Wednesday.
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Ukraine has confirmed the operation of six humanitarian corridors on its territory as well as the establishment of a ceasefire on evacuation routes. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv would put all efforts into making sure humanitarian corridors work properly.Russian military forces say they found there a stash of different weapons and ammunition that previously belonged to Ukraine's national guard.But the International Atomic Energy Agency is worried; it said the Russian army's control of nuclear plants in Ukraine is a cause for grave concern.
The agency said there was "no critical impact" to the safety of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor that was disconnected from Ukraine's power grid on Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently raised Russia's nuclear readiness and put nuclear troops on high alert
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