Strike on Kharkiv military hospital injured patients and staff, damaged buildings
A Russian strike drone hit a military hospital in Kharkiv on the evening of 29 March, injuring patients and staff and damaging several buildings. But by the next day the hospital had resumed performing operations.
Source: The Military Medical Clinical Centre of the Northern Region on Facebook
Quote: "As a result of the overnight strike by a Shahed drone, patients and medical staff at the hospital were injured, and several buildings were damaged.
But surgeries have already resumed in the operating theatres that were damaged by the blast wave. The hospital cannot stop providing care and treatment to patients for even a moment."
Details: Eduard Khoroshun, Head of the Military Medical Clinical Centre of the Northern Region, said this was not the first time Russian forces had targeted the hospital. He described the 29 March attack as an act of terrorism.
Background:
- On the evening of 29 March, Russian troops attacked the military hospital in Kharkiv in violation of international humanitarian law.
- Overall, two people were killed and 30 injured in the drone attack on Kharkiv, including five children.
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