NEW: Russian military alleges that its forces have managed to capture more of the outer neighborhoods of Mariupol, in southeastern Ukraine, saying the operation to 'liberate' the strategic port city is ongoing.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrived in the southern Turkish resort on Thursday morning ahead of the meeting -- the highest level talks between their two countries since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Lavrov and Kuleba are expected to talk for about 90 minutes. They will hold separate press conferences afterwards.Russia claims Ukraine put firing positions inside Mariupol hospitalRussia’s foreign ministry has claimed that Ukraine put firing positions inside the children’s hospital and maternity ward in Mariupol, Ukraine, that wasUkrainian emergency employees work at the site of a maternity hospital damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9, 2022.
Independent investigations found that in Syria, Russia’s air force deliberately bombed hospitals in rebel-held areas as a tactic of war.LinkThe State Department spoke out against the Kremlin's allegations of U.S. chemical or biological weapons activity in Ukraine.
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