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"Western and UN leaders have condemned a daylight Russian missile barrage that
hit Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital, leaving an unknown number trapped
under the rubble, as strikes across the country killed 36 people in one of the
deadliest attacks this year.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed retaliation as he said Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt hospital, the
main treatment centre in the country for children with cancer, had taken a
direct missile hit. The strike was part of one of the heaviest attacks on the
capital since Russia’s February 2022 invasion.
“Russia cannot help but know where its missiles are flying, and must fully
answer for all its crimes: against people, against children, against humanity
in general,” Zelenskiy posted on the Telegram messaging app.
A spokesperson for António Guterres, the UN secretary general, said he strongly
condemned the “particularly shocking” strikes against the children’s hospital
and another medical facility, and the security council is to meet on Tuesday at
the request of Britain, France, Ecuador, Slovenia and the US.
Barbara Woodward, the UK ambassador to the UN, said on X: “We will call out
Russia’s cowardly and depraved attack on the hospital.” The Italian foreign
minister, Antonio Tajani, called the missile strike “war crimes”.
The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, condemned “attacking innocent
children” as the “most depraved of actions”.
The strikes across Ukraine on Monday highlighted the country’s air defence
vulnerabilities a day before Nato leaders are set to meet in Washington for
their annual summit, where they are expected to announce new measures to aid
Ukraine. Twenty-two people were killed in the capital, including two staff
members at the hospital, where three children were hurt.
The strike largely destroyed the hospital’s toxicology ward, where children
with severe kidney issues were being treated. Hundreds of rescue workers and
volunteers joined the effort to clear the debris and search for survivors.
Officials and emergency staff said it was not immediately clear how many
doctors and patients – dead or alive – remained trapped under the rubble."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
