At least 17 injured after maternity hospital bombed, Ukrainian officials say

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• Local officials in the northeastern Sumy region, from which 5,000 people were able to evacuate a day earlier, said people were leaving in private cars and that they planned to load 22 buses with people, prioritizing pregnant women, women with children, older people and people with disabilities.
• Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator warned that the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the nation’s power grid by Russian forces, potentially jeopardizing the cooling of nuclear fuel still stored at the site. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba demanded a cease-fire with Russia to allow repairs, and another official called it an “extremely dangerous situation.”
• Ukraine’s confirmed civilian casualty count rose Wednesday, the United Nations reported. Since Russia’s invasion began, at least 516 people have been killed, including 37 children, and more than 900 others have been injured. However, the real toll probably is far higher, and accurate figures are impossible to ascertain due to the difficult conditions on the ground.