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Mass grave dug for those killed amid shelling in Ukraine; 3 hospitals bombed

The Fifteenth day into its war in Ukraine, Russia has achieved less and struggled more than anticipated at the outset of the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War II. An airstrike on a maternity hospital in the port city of Mariupol wounded women waiting to give birth and buried children in the rubble as Russian forces intensified their siege of Ukrainian cities.

Bombs also fell on two hospitals in another city west of Kyiv. Ukrainian officials said the attack at a medical complex in Mariupol wounded at least 17 people. Two weeks of war have created a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine that has accelerated in recent days.

The United Nations estimates that 2 million Ukrainians have fled their country, and the number is expected to grow. Russia likely has had between 2,000 and 4,000 troops killed thus far. With no sign of Russian President Vladimir Putin backing away, the war appears likely to drag on.

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