Slovakia is ready to accept part of the children from Okhmatdyt for treatment
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- Alona Kokhanchuk
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11:23, 10 July, 2024
Consequences of the attack on the capital hospital «Okhmatdyt» on July 8, photo: Serhii Melnychenko for NikVestiSlovakia has expressed its readiness to accept some children, including those with oncological diseases, for treatment accompanied by their parents.
This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal.
According to him, the head of the government of Slovakia, Robert Fico, condemned the Russian missile attack on «Okhmatdyt» in Kyiv.
«Slovakia has expressed its readiness to accept some children, including those with oncological diseases, for treatment accompanied by their parents,» wrote Denys Shmyhal.
He informed that he had given appropriate instructions to the Minister of Health.
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, the 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 the Minister of Health of Germany Karl Lauterbach announced that his country is ready to accept 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».