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The Indian leader made the televised remarks at a meeting with
Putin in the Kremlin.
Ukraine says it has recovered fragments of a Russian Kh-101
cruise missile at the hospital, which was hit on Monday during a
wave of Russian attacks that killed at least 41 Ukrainians
across the country.
Russia said, without providing evidence, that it was a Ukrainian
anti-missile system that struck the hospital.
Modi told Putin that the death of innocent children in war,
conflict or a terrorist attack was "very painful". He also said
that a solution to the war in Ukraine "cannot be found on the
battlefield ... we have to find peace through talks".
Putin, speaking before Modi, said their two countries enjoyed a
special strategic partnership and thanked him for his efforts to
find a peaceful solution to the war.
He welcomed Modi in the Kremlin for talks on deepening the
bilateral relationship, a day after the United States said it
had raised concerns with India about its ties with Moscow.
"Our relations have the character of a particularly privileged
strategic partnership," Putin said.
"I thank you for the attention you are paying to the most acute
problems including trying to find ways to resolve the Ukrainian
crisis, above all by peaceful means, of course."
India has become an increasingly important partner for
sanctions-hit Russia as it shifts its trade away from the West
and seeks to demonstrate that Western attempts to isolate it
have failed.
India has refrained from criticizing Russia over the war and has
increased its purchases of cheap Russian oil to record levels,
while urging Ukraine and Russia to resolve their conflict
through dialogue and diplomacy.
(Reporting by Reuters in Moscow and New Delhi; Writing by Mark
Trevelyan; Editing by Christina Fincher)
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