A blow to Kyiv: 7 dead, children may be under the rubble of Okhmatdyt
8 July 2024 14:03
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As of 12:00, seven people have been reported dead as a result of the Russian army’s missile attack on Kyiv. Rescuers are still working. There may be children under the rubble in the Okhmatdyt hospital. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Serhiy Popko.
Also, 9 people were injured. Rescuers are still working. There may be children under the rubble in the hospital.
“Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv. It is one of the most important children’s hospitals not only in Ukraine but also in Europe. “Okhmatdyt has saved and restored health to thousands of children. Now the hospital has been damaged by a Russian strike, people are trapped in the rubble, and the exact number of injured and dead is unknown,”
– President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented.
Little children who were treated in the capital’s Okhmatdyt are now sitting in the open air with drips.
Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said that the attack on the hospital hit the building where children received blood purification for kidney failure: intensive care units, operating theatres, and the oncology department were damaged.
People are clearing the rubble near the children’s hospital.
The video shows the damaged hospital building, broken windows and partial destruction of one of the buildings.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the patients of the children’s hospital, which was hit by an enemy missile, are being evacuated to municipal hospitals in the city.
We would like to add that today the Russian army attacked Kyiv with missiles. Air defence forces were deployed in the capital. However, as a result of the missile strike, some debris was recorded.
The enemy also fired missiles at Kryvyi Rih, according to preliminary data, killing 10 people, 31 wounded are already in hospital .
