Russia massively strikes hospital in Ukraine's Kherson, casualties reported
Photo: Russia strikes a hospital in Kherson (facebook.com/yaroslav.shanko)
Russians attacked a hospital in Kherson overnight today, February 16. According to Yaroslav Shanko, head of the Kherson City Military Administration, two employees of the medical facility were injured as a result of the Russian attack.
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Russia struck one of the hospitals in the Dnipro district of Kherson.
Russia massively strikes hospital in Ukraine's Kherson, injuries reported
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"At night, Russian multiple rocket launchers struck the hospital's laundry room. During the day, the polyclinic building came under fire. The facade was damaged, windows were broken, and offices were destroyed," Shanko says.
Photo: Russians strike hospital in Kherson (facebook.com/yaroslav.shanko)
Photo: Russians strike hospital in Kherson (facebook.com/yaroslav.shanko)
He notes that as of now, two female hospital employees are known to have been injured. They are 49 and 63 years old. They have concussions, mine-blast injuries, and wounds.
Medical personnel are already providing the women with all necessary assistance.
Russian strike on hospital in Kyiv
During another combined Russian attack on Kyiv on January 5, debris fell on the territory of the Obolonskyi district, damaging a private medical facility.
According to the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko, and the head of the Obolonskyi District State Administration, Kyrylo Fesyk, the incident resulted in the death of one person and the injury of a woman, who was treated at the scene.
Due to the damage to the clinic building, the authorities carried out an emergency evacuation of people, while all emergency services continued to work at the scene.
