The second assault befell on the hospital in northeastern Ukraine as sufferers had been being evacuated, authorities and witnesses say.
At the least eight folks have been killed in two consecutive Russian drone assaults on a medical middle within the northeastern Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy, Ukrainian officers stated.
The primary assault on Saturday morning killed one individual, and was adopted by one other as sufferers and employees had been evacuated, Ukrainian Inside Minister Ihor Klymenko stated.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on his Telegram channel that Russia had attacked the hospital utilizing Shahed drones and claimed that eleven folks had been injured.
Sumy is situated simply throughout the border from Russia’s Kursk area, the place kyiv launched a shock offensive on August 6, which it says is aimed partially at making a “buffer zone” inside Russia.
Regional prosecutors stated the primary assault in Sumy on Saturday befell round 7:35 a.m. (04:35 GMT), affecting the hospital the place there have been 86 sufferers and 38 employees members.
The second assault befell round 8:25 a.m. (05:25 GMT), whereas rescuers and police had been offering help and evacuating sufferers on the scene, prosecutors stated.
Dobrobat, a volunteer group that helps restore broken houses, wrote on Fb that its volunteers had been working on the web site when the second assault occurred.
He posted a video displaying thick smoke, explosions and folks operating for canopy as sirens blared.
“There are useless folks mendacity on the street,” stated one volunteer, filming the scene together with his cellphone.
‘Victory plan’
In Russia, the Protection Ministry stated on Saturday that air defenses had in a single day shot down 4 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod area and one over the Kursk area, each areas bordering Ukraine.
On Thursday, Zelenskyy visited america to press help for Ukraine and met with US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to element what he has described in latest weeks as his “ victory plan.”
He had beforehand described the five-point plan as a “bridge” to a negotiating place sturdy sufficient for Ukraine to pressure Russia to finish the warfare on kyiv’s phrases.
Forward of the assembly, Biden introduced an extra $8 billion in navy support for Ukraine, a package deal that features the provision of Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) munitions to “improve Ukraine’s long-range strike capabilities.”
