Russian Missile Attack Hits Kyiv Children's Hospital; Warehouse Fire Injures One
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Russian missile attacks hit a children's hospital in Kyiv, causing damage but no casualties among patients or staff.
- A separate warehouse fire in the city injured one person, with the blaze now under control.
- Attacks in Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv resulted in multiple deaths, injuries, and damage to infrastructure.
Kyiv's children's hospital in the Shevchenkivskyi district sustained damage from a Russian ballistic missile strike, which created craters and broke windows and a gas pipe. Fortunately, children and medical staff were in an air-raid shelter, and no injuries or fatalities were reported at the hospital.
Emergency services quickly controlled the gas leak. In another incident within the capital, a warehouse fire erupted, affecting an area of 1,200 square meters and causing injuries to one person. This fire has also been brought under control.
Meanwhile, the eastern city of Zaporizhzhia experienced a combined drone and missile attack that killed five people, damaged buildings, and caused power outages. The head of the Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov, reported these consequences via Telegram.
In the southern city of Mykolaiv, a drone attack impacted a private residence, an apartment building, and an industrial facility. A 75-year-old woman required medical attention for acute stress reaction following the incident.
Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.