Rocket attack on Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv: 2 dead, over 50 wounded

Rocket attack on Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv: 2 dead, over 50 wounded

Kyiv  •  UNN

July 8 2024, 08:09 PM  •  28025 views

A rocket attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv killed 2 people, including a doctor and a patient's relative, and wounded more than 50 people, including 7 children who were injured and 4 hospitalized, and damaged several buildings and departments.

As of now, the attack on Okhmatdyt has resulted in 2 deaths and more than 50 injuries. The victims are a doctor and a relative of one of the patients of the medical institution. This was reported by KCSA, UNN reports.

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It is noted that 7 children were injured, 4 of them were hospitalized.

This data is not final and will be updated as the rescue operation continues.

noted in KCSA

At the time of  the missile attack, there were more than 600 patients and at least as many hospital staff in Okhmatdyt. The evacuation of patients continues.

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The toxicology building with the chronic and acute intoxication department (where children undergo dialysis) of the Okhmatdyt National Children's Hospital was completely destroyed.

Almost all the windows in the old surgical building were smashed, and two surgical and two somatic departments, the intensive care unit and the operating unit were severely damaged.

In the new building, which was recently constructed, 12 departments were damaged, including 8 surgical departments, 5 oncology departments, two intensive care units, an operating room, and radiology and radiation therapy departments. Part of the country's only oncohematology laboratory was also lost.

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