Name: We Proved Russian Pilots Bombed a Hospital. Then They Did It Again. | NYT Visual Investigations
Uploaded: 2020-03-26T03:17:01.000Z
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bombed this underground hospital in Kafr Nabl, Syria,

It’s the second time the Russian Air Force bombed it

In May, Russian jets dropped four precision bombs

Kafr Nabl Surgical is a well-known hospital

is investigating an earlier attack on it.

Intentionally bombing health facilities is a war crime.

But that doesn’t seem to have deterred Russia.

because we obtained radio messages recorded

between Russian pilots and their ground control

an attack was launched, “Srabotal,” meaning “worked it.”

We compared these audio recordings on Nov. 6

the same way we investigated the May attack.

A security camera system inside the hospital

The radio system recorded Russian pilot 31

launching an attack at 4:21, 4:27 and 4:33 p.m.

Why is there a slight discrepancy in these times?

and look at the intervals between each strike:

They match up almost to the second, one pilot confirming

three attacks at the exact interval of strikes

for Nov. 6 logged by a network of spotters in Syria,

who track planes and listen into radio recordings.

They witnessed only Russian jets circling Kafr Nabl

at the time of the attacks at 4:23 and 4:29 p.m.

Russia had to know this location was a hospital.

showed that Russia had attacked it on May 5.

The Defense Ministry spokesman acknowledged and responded

The Russian ambassador to the United Nations

And the hospital’s location is on a no-strike list provided

can continue to bomb health facilities in Syria

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