Hit on Okhmatdyt: the bodies of two children and their mother were found under the rubble
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- Alina Kvitko
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22:50, 08 July, 2024
Consequences of the attack on the capital hospital «Okhmatdyt» on July 8, photo: Serhii Melnychenko for NikVesti »During the search and rescue operation, rescuers recovered the bodies of two children and their mother from under the rubble of the «Okhmatdyt» children's hospital.
During the telethon, the authorized adviser to the President of Ukraine on children's rights and child rehabilitation, Darya Gerasimchuk, announced this.
«Sorry for my emotions. Just a few minutes ago, I received photos of our investigative agencies with dead children who were pulled from the rubble. This is a 9-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy and their mother. These children certainly did not expect their lives to end today. The entire international community should act immediately, because we are already tired of proving to everyone that air defense equipment has a price, and this is the life of our children,» she said.
We will remind that in the afternoon the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that there are people under the rubble of the hospital, the exact number of wounded and dead is currently unknown.
«Okhmatdyt» Children's Hospital in Kyiv. One of the most important not only in Ukraine, but also in Europe exclusively CHILDREN'S hospital. «Okhmatdyt» saved and restored health to thousands of children. Now the hospital has been damaged by a Russian strike, people are under the rubble, the exact number of wounded and dead is currently unknown. Now everyone is helping to sort out the debris: doctors, ordinary people,» he wrote.
As of the evening of July 8, emergency and rescue work in «Okhmatdyt» continues. The impact fell on the building, where children were undergoing dialysis — blood purification in case of kidney failure.
In total, in the middle of the day, Russia hit Ukraine with 40 missiles. As of evening, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there are 32 dead and 129 injured in Ukraine, in particular in Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih.