00:00A Russian attack has wrecked this maternity hospital in Ukraine's Zaporizhia and the
00:06surrounding neighborhood. Nine people are injured. Pregnant women and medical staff
00:11have taken to the hospital's basement for shelter. One of the patients here recounts
00:16the moment the strike hit. I was lying on the bed and heard a buzzing sound,
00:22then looked out the window and saw it starting to come down directly onto the maternity ward.
00:26I shouted to the whole ward and we ran out because it was flying towards us.
00:31As soon as we ran into the corridor, there was an explosion.
00:34The Trump administration said last week it had convinced Russia to stop strikes like this for a
00:39week. But the attacks keep coming. Photos released Sunday show the aftermath of a strike on a bus
00:45load of mine workers in the Dnipro region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack,
00:51which officials say killed 15 people. Today's Russian attack on a bus in the Dnipro region is a
00:58crime, a show-stopping crime, which once again demonstrates that Russia is responsible for the
01:04escalation. The evil must stop. These strikes come just days before talks between Ukraine,
01:12Russia, and the U.S., meant to help bring an end to the war. Just days ago, a former Russian
01:18president spoke of a quick military victory for Russia.
01:21It is completely obvious that the fact of a military victory is very important,
01:27and victory can already be seen in a number of indicators. But it is no less important to think
01:32about what comes next. And there are signs that as the war drags on, Russia is drawing even closer
01:38to China, which some in NATO have called an enabler of the war, despite its official neutrality.
01:43China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with Russia's security chief Sergei Shoigu in Beijing and said
01:50Sino-Russian ties could, quote, break new ground this year. The two agreed, among other things,
01:56on China's claim to Taiwan.
01:59But for people in Ukraine, it's as much a fight against the cold of winter as it is Russian invaders.
02:06Ukraine and Russia had earlier agreed to stop hitting each other's energy sectors.
02:09But the damage is done. Around 1,000 Kiev apartment blocks were without heat as of Sunday,
02:16amid sub-zero temperatures.
02:20Still, some Ukrainians are finding ways to endure the hardship and make the best of crisis.
02:26It's warmer because we're moving around, thanks to the people, thanks to the fact that we're coming
02:31up with activities to do. At home, there's no electricity or heating. My house doesn't have gas,
02:37and when there's no electricity, there's nothing. No water, no heating, nothing. That's why we
02:42entertain ourselves like this.
02:45There was also an impromptu dance party.
02:50And a sense of defiance.
02:54There was no electricity at home for 29 hours. It was cold, so we had lunch here. We made ice cream
03:01in the snow with the children. And even when it's cold outside, there's this light inside
03:06that warms you up, friends to unite with. And it's moments like this that you think,
03:11to hell with you. You won't break us.
03:14And so civilians caught up in Europe's biggest conflict since World War II
03:18are doing their best to carry on with life, hoping this week's talks will bring results.
03:24Luffy Lee and John Van Trieste for Taiwan Plus.
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