Russian attacks on medical facilities might have been intentional

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Three-quarters of medical facilities in Mariupol sustained damage during Russia’s siege of 2022, with some evidence that the attacks may have been intentionally targeted, say international researchers looking over satellite imagery. They say that the facility size was not associated with the level of damage sustained, suggesting that the attacks on medical facilities are not random but instead the result of intentional targeting. As medical facilities are protected by international humanitarian law, the researchers say this kind of research is essential to catch breaches.