Russian Missiles Target Ukraine, Striking Children's Hospital In Kyiv
- By RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service,
- AFP,
- AP and
- Reuters
Russia launched dozens of missiles at cities across Ukraine on July 8, killing at least 24 people and devastated a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
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Volunteers, doctors, and rescue workers search for survivors at the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv following a deadly Russian missile attack on July 8.
Ukrainian authorities said at least 24 people were killed and dozens injured in a "massive" Russian daytime missile attack on the capital and other cities.
Ukrainian authorities said at least 24 people were killed and dozens injured in a "massive" Russian daytime missile attack on the capital and other cities.
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A woman comforts a child outside the damaged hospital. It was not immediately clear if there were fatalities at the site.
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The late-morning attacks also struck apartment buildings and infrastructure around Kyiv.
"More than 40 missiles of various types. Residential buildings, infrastructure, and a children's hospital were damaged," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wrote on social media.
"More than 40 missiles of various types. Residential buildings, infrastructure, and a children's hospital were damaged," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wrote on social media.
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People remove rubble as they search for survivors at the children's hospital.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko told Reuters that the attack was "one of the worst" on the city in the 28-month-old full-scale war.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko told Reuters that the attack was "one of the worst" on the city in the 28-month-old full-scale war.
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A young child keeps watch on another near damaged cars.
"We hear voices, people are under the rubble," Klitschko said.
"We hear voices, people are under the rubble," Klitschko said.
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Inside the hospital, children are attended to by staff.
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A woman comforts an injured young girl.
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Rescuers remove an injured woman from the rubble.
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Women hold patients outside the damaged hospital.
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A rescue worker takes a break.
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Opened in 1894, Okhmatdyt is the largest children's hospital in Ukraine.
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The attack also damaged several residential buildings in Kyiv, leaving behind smoldering cars and courtyards.
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First responders tend to the wounded at the residential area.
The Russian Defense Ministry said allegations by Kyiv that it had deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure in the strike were "absolutely untrue."
The Russian Defense Ministry said allegations by Kyiv that it had deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure in the strike were "absolutely untrue."
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A woman sits next to the bodies of her relatives killed during the missile attack.
Russian forces have repeatedly targeted the capital with massive barrages since Moscow began its full-scale invasion in February 2022. The last major attack on Kyiv with drones and missiles was last month.
Russian forces have repeatedly targeted the capital with massive barrages since Moscow began its full-scale invasion in February 2022. The last major attack on Kyiv with drones and missiles was last month.
