NABU is not going to open criminal proceedings against Okhmatdyt funds yet
9 August 2024 22:30
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) is investigating possible cases of misuse of funds from the Okhmatdyt Fund, but it is too early to talk about opening a criminal case at this stage. This was stated by NABU Director Semen Kryvonos during a briefing, reports "Komersant Ukrainian"
“We are studying the involvement of the subjects under NABU’s investigation in possible illegal actions related to the use of funds from the Okhmatdyt Foundation. It is too early to talk about the registration of criminal proceedings,”
– Kryvonos said.
Russian missile attack on Okhmatdyt hospital on 8 July
on 8 July 2024, during another massive missile attack during the Russian-Ukrainian war, the hospital suffered significant damage from a Russian X-101 cruise missile strike. The strike damaged the hospital’s buildings, destroyed some of the medical facility’s buildings, smashed windows and glass, and caused casualties.
The Russians destroyed the building of the Toxicology Department, where seriously ill children were on dialysis, five oncology departments, ten surgical departments, two somatic departments, an intensive care unit, two intensive care units, operating units, radiotherapy and radiotherapy departments, and three other buildings were damaged. Two electrical substations that powered the hospital’s entire infrastructure were also destroyed.
As of mid-day, two adults (one of them a doctor) and seven children were known to have been killed and injured. on 10 July, a boy died who was in critical condition in the intensive care unit at the time of the attack on Okhmatdyt on 8 July.
on 9 July 2024, the director of Okhmatdyt, Volodymyr Zhovnir, addressed the UN Security Council. In his speech, he stated that at the time of the attack, about 1,200 people were in the hospital and 3 complex operations were underway. The attack killed 2 people and injured about 300, including 8 children. He also noted that the attack damaged 24 departments, which will limit the ability to provide quality medical services to those in need.
Immediately after the attack on the hospital, Ukrainians began raising funds to rebuild Okhmatdyt and, according to Health Minister Viktor Liashko, raised more than UAH 1 billion. However, the hospital’s charitable foundation has since found itself at the centre of a scandal when choosing a contractor to repair the damaged building. The foundation chose Bud-Technology LLC as the winner of the tender, despite the fact that this offer was one of the most expensive among 14 bidders. The Ministry of Health decided to cancel the previous tender and hold a new one through the Prozorro system.
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