Medical aid provides to a child after Russian missile attacks on the city, damaged and partially destroyed the Okhmatdyt Children's Clinic Hospital. Aleksandr Gusev/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
DPA: The Russian strike on a children's hospital in Kiev will be discussed at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
Permanent member France and non-permanent member Ecuador had requested the emergency meeting. It is scheduled for 4 pm (2000 GMT) on Tuesday.
Russia launched a wave of missiles at multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday, killing at least 20 people in Kiev and 11 in the central city of Kryvyi Rih. Authorities said more than 125 people were injured.
The attack on Ukraine's largest children's medical centre stunned the country and prompted condemnation from several countries.
An injured hospital worker watches as rescue efforts begin. Russian missile attacks on the city, damaged and partially destroyed a children's hospital. Madeleine Kelly/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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