UN says it is "highly likely" that a Russian missile hit Okhmatdyt
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The UN monitoring mission believes that the attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv was probably caused by a Russian missile, not a missile shot down by Ukrainian air defense.
The UN monitoring mission in Ukraine believes that the attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv was caused by a Russian missile. However, they cannot make a final conclusion. This was stated to journalists by the head of the UN monitoring mission Danielle Bell, Reuters reports, UNN reports.
Details
Analysis of the video footage and the assessment made at the scene of the incident indicate that it is highly likely that the children's hospital was hit directly, rather than damaged by the interception of the weapon system
She added that her team in Ukraine, which visited the site of the June 8 tragedy, could not reach a final conclusion, but believed that the missile was probably launched by Russia.
According to her, the situation requires further investigation.
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Context
In Russia, the massive missile strike on Ukraine on July 8 was called Moscow's response to Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy facilities. The Russian Defense Ministry denied claims that civilian objects were hit, including the Okhmatdyt hospital in Kyiv.
Subsequently , the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Kremlin claimed that a Ukrainian air defense missile had hit Okhmatdet.
Recall
The National Police of Ukraine said that a massive missile attack by Russian troops on Ukrainian cities on July 8 killed 42 people, including four young children, and injured 190 people.