Russian air strike hits hospital in Ukraine, wounds people


FE Team | Published: September 09, 2022 16:29:43 | Updated: September 09, 2022 20:49:15


Russian air strike hits hospital in Ukraine, wounds people

A Russian air strike hit a hospital in Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy on Friday morning, destroying the building and wounding people, the region's governor said.

"Russian aviation, without crossing the Ukrainian border, fired at a hospital. The premises were destroyed, there are wounded people," the official, Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, said on Telegram.

According to Reuters, the hospital is located in the Velyka Pysarivka district, which borders Russia.

Moscow denies targeting civilians. Reuters was not immediately able to verify the battlefield report.

 

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