Zelenskyy reported on working with partners after after the attack on Okhmatdyt: «For everyone to condemn»
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- Anna Hakman
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19:08, 09 July, 2024
Hit on «Okhmatdyt» in Kyiv on July 8 / Photo: NikVestiPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on work with partners after the attack on Okhmatdyt.
He wrote about this in his Telegram.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that 100 million hryvnias will be allocated from the reserve fund of the state budget for priority repairs.
«I am in touch with the Cabinet. There is a first solution — 100 million hryvnias to support Okhmatdyt. There will be another 300 million. There will be other solutions for Kyiv, and for the cities of Dnipro region, and Donetsk region — we will certainly support all of them. We will help all children, all families — all those who suffered,» he wrote.
He also thanked the people who supported Okhmatdyt and emphasized that they are working to ensure that partners condemn Russia's actions.
«I thank the leaders, countries — everyone who condemned Russian terror yesterday and today. We appreciate your support, friends! We are on the phone - we are working with partners now so that no one remains silent. So that everyone condemns. And I really want everyone to act. So that there are exactly those solutions that will restore security. Including decisions here in Washington, here at the NATO summit,» he wrote.
Hit on Okhmatdyt on July 8
On Monday, June 8, Russia attacked Kyiv. The rocket hit the premises of the National Children's Specialized Hospital Okhmatdyt.
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 were 32 dead and 129 injured in Ukraine, in particular in Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih.
As of the evening of July 8, emergency and rescue operations in Okhmatdyt continued. It is known that the impact fell on the building, where children were undergoing dialysis — blood purification in case of kidney failure.
During the search and rescue operation, rescuers retrieved the bodies of two children and their mother from under the rubble.
Earlier, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Ihor Klymenko, announced that emergency and rescue operations at the hospital have already been completed : two people died, 32 were injured.
Subsequently, the SBU confirmed that the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv was destroyed by a Russian X-101 cruise missile launched by a bomber during a massive missile attack on Ukraine.
It should be noted that German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced that his country is ready to take Ukrainian children for treatment after the Russian attack on the Okhmatdyt hospital in Kyiv.
In turn, «Ukrzaliznytsia» provided shelter in the station's lounge areas and provided transportation for all families staying in Okhmatdyt.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, said that 100 million hryvnias were allocated from the reserve fund of the state budget for priority restoration work in Okhmatdyt.