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Russian forces struck Okhmatdyt children's hospital on 8 July 2024.

July 8, 2024 Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda →

These units carried out strikes on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital on 8 July 2024.

As a result of a missile strike on Kyiv, falling debris was recorded in the Solomianskyi, Dniprovskyi and Holosiivskyi districts. Fires broke out, according to preliminary information.

Debris fell in seven districts: the Solomianskyi, Dniprovskyi, Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Desnianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Holosiivskyi districts.

Kyiv Independent →

The attack killed 33 people and injured 121 others across the capital that day.

The largest children's hospital in Ukraine and Europe - Okhmatdyt - was hit, where hundreds of children are treated.

Twenty people died in Kyiv, and another 61 were injured.

Russian missiles hit Kyiv, including the Okhmatdyt children's hospital, resulting in casualties.

In Kyiv, residential buildings, infrastructure, and two children's hospitals including Okhmatdyt were damaged by Russian missile strikes.

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