US-backed ‘Moderate Rebels’ Target Russian Humanitarian Field Hospital, Killing 2 Nurses and Injuring Others

Two Russian medical specialists were killed and another injured when militants shelled a mobile military hospital in [West] Aleppo, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, while calling on the international community and human rights organizations to condemn the attack.

One Russian medic was killed immediately at the Russian military mobile hospital set up in western Aleppo, and another died later in a hospital after succumbing to her injuries, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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The doctors are now fighting for the life of Russian pediatrician, who was also severely injured in the attack.

“Today, between 12:21 and 12:30pm [local time], a medical center of the Russian Defense Ministry’s mobile hospital in Aleppo was shelled by the militants during the reception time,” ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov told journalists.

Some local residents attending medical appointments were also injured during the shelling that targeted one of the field hospitals set up in the government held part of the city, the ministry added.

Russian military hospital set up 4 civilians from E #Aleppo attacked this morning. 1 Russian doc killed 2 nurses injured. due 2 open 2moro pic.twitter.com/Jc99rb7Rwq

— Lizzie Phelan (@LizziePhelan) December 5, 2016

“We demand that the international community, as well as the International Federation of Red Cross, Red Crescent Societies, Doctors without Borders (MSF), and other international organizations strongly condemn this deliberate killing of Russian military medics that were fulfilling their duty of care by treating Aleppo residents,” Konashenkov said, adding that the crime would be investigated, and all those responsible would be brought to justice.

RT has requested comment on the shelling of the Russian hospital from the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as the Red Cross, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights First, and Amnesty International.

In response to a request from RT, Amnesty International said it is trying to check whether it is “able to comment on this.”

“But usually if we have not documented and been able to verify details for ourselves it can be tricky for us to provide a comment on specific attacks,” the emailed response reads.