by Admin
Sep 30, 2024
As the war in Ukraine wages on, the Russian army claimed the lives of ten more Ukrainians on Saturday after a Russian missile hit a hospital in the Sumy region of Ukraine.
Confirming the unfortunate incident, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Moscow for “waging war on hospitals.”. He disclosed that while a rescue mission was ongoing in the affected area another missile hit the site again.
Zelensky further said “Russia hit one of the city’s hospitals with Shahed drones,” the affected hospital, St. Panteleimon Clinical Hospital which is located near the city center.
“Everyone in the world who speaks about this war must pay attention to what Russia is targeting. They are waging war on hospitals, civilian facilities, and people’s lives,” he said.
The hospital’s director Volodymyr Potseluyev told the Suspilne media outlet that the hospital’s admission department, casualty department, and fourth floor were destroyed
and also claimed the life of a nurse.
The director further disclosed that the seriously injured patients had been transferred to intensive care units at other hospitals.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that they shot down 68 Russian attack drones out of 73 in multiple regions overnight, including Sumy, and two out of four cruise missiles launched overnight by Russia.
Sumy region which shares a border with the Kursk region of Russia where the Ukrainian army launched a surprising attack into the Russian territory last month.
The attack comes after the Ukrainian president returned from his visit to the United States in a bid to try and convince the Western leaders to allow him to use long-range missiles to attack Russian territory.