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Russia strikes Kyiv children’s hospital as Putin launches hypersonic missile attack on multiple targets across Ukraine
8 July 2024, 10:08 | Updated: 8 July 2024, 10:46
A Russian missile barrage has devastated a children's hospital in Kyiv.
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Russian missiles hit Okhmatdyt children's hospital, Ukraine's biggest children's medical facility. Rescuers have begun digging through rubble in a desperate search for survivors. There have been no details of any casualties so far.
Further missile strikes have hit other areas of Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities this morning leaving at least 20 people dead and others injured.
Russian terrorists have once again launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. Different cities – Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Slovyansk, Kramatorsk. More than 40 missiles of various types. Apartment buildings, infrastructure, and a children's hospital have been damaged.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 8, 2024
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted online: "Russian terrorists have once again launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine.
"Different cities – Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Slovyansk, Kramatorsk. More than 40 missiles of various types.
"Apartment buildings, infrastructure, and a children's hospital have been damaged.
"All services are engaged to rescue as many people as possible. And the entire world must use all its determination to finally put an end to the Russian strikes. Killing is what Putin brings. Only together can we bring real peace and security."
Another Russian attack in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih is said to have killed at least 10 people.
The assault is the biggest bombardment of Kyiv for several months.
The daylight attacks included Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, one of the most advanced Russian weapons, the Ukrainian air force said.
The Kinzhal flies at 10 times the speed of sound, making it hard to intercept. City buildings shook from the blasts.
Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv. One of the most important CHILDREN’S hospitals not only in Ukraine, but also in Europe. Okhmatdyt has been saving and restoring the health of thousands of children.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 8, 2024
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had targeted five cities with more than 40 missiles of different types.
The attack struck Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine's biggest children's medical facility. There was no immediate word on casualties there.
The head of Ukraine's presidential office, Andrii Yermal, said the attack occurred at a time when many people were in the city's streets.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said official assessments of the attack's consequences are still being carried out. Explosions were also reported by local officials in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region.
The attack came on the eve of a three-day Nato summit in Washington, which will look at how to reassure Ukraine of the alliance's unwavering support and offer Ukrainians hope that their country can come through Europe's biggest conflict since the Second World War.