Kharkiv region: Russian troops damaged a hospital in temporarily occupied Balakliia – Head of Regional Military Administration

Kateryna Tyshchenko – Saturday, 2 April 2022, 18:18

Russian shells struck a district hospital in the temporarily occupied town of Balakliia in Kharkiv region. Patients and medical staff require immediate evacuation.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "Russian occupants damaged a district hospital in Balakliia. The building has been partly destroyed. Patients and medical staff require immediate evacuation. There are around 70 patients and medical staff. We are working on organising the evacuation to save people."

Details: Syniehubov noted that Balakliia is a temporarily occupied territory in the Kharkiv region. The city’s mayor collaborated with the occupants.

"Russian fire directed against civilians is an attempt to blame the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the attack on civilians. This is one more cynical lie by Russian propaganda and a military provocation", Syniehubov says.