"Okhmatdyt" saved thousands of children. Now the hospital is damaged by the Russian attack": Zelensky shows footage of the aftermath of the enemy attack

"Okhmatdyt" saved thousands of children. Now the hospital is damaged by the Russian attack": Zelensky shows footage of the aftermath of the enemy attack

Kyiv  •  UNN

July 8 2024, 09:21 AM  •  135801 views

A Russian strike damaged the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, trapping people under the rubble, and the number of casualties is unknown.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed footage of the aftermath at the Okhmatdyt children's hospital after the Russian attack on Kyiv, noting that the hospital was damaged by a Russian strike, there are people under the rubble, the exact number of victims is unknown, and that everyone is now helping to clear the rubble, UNN reports.

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"Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv. 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, with people trapped in the rubble, and the exact number of injured and dead is unknown. Now everyone is helping to clear the rubble: doctors and ordinary people," Zelensky wrote on social media.

People dismantle the rubble of the Okhmatdyt building, which was hit by a russian missileJuly 8 2024, 09:18 AM • 59970 views

The President emphasized that "Russia cannot help but know where its missiles are flying and must fully answer for all its crimes: against people, against children, against humanity in general." "It is very important that the world does not remain silent about this now and that everyone sees what Russia is, what it is doing," Zelensky emphasized.

Addendum

According to Serhiy Popko, head of the KCMA , "patients of the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital are being evacuated to other municipal medical institutions in Kyiv.

Children evacuated from hospital hit by Russian missile in Kyiv - KlitschkoJuly 8 2024, 09:09 AM • 50131 view