1 of two | Rubble within the aftermath of a double Russian drone strike on a hospital within the Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy on Saturday is proven in a photograph offered by navy authorities. Ten folks had been killed and 22 had been wounded within the strikes. Photograph offered by Sumy Regional Army Administration/Telegram
Sept. 28 (UPI) — Authorities mentioned 10 folks died and 22 had been wounded in a “double-tap” airstrike on a hospital within the Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy on Saturday as President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced what known as Russia’s “warfare” on medical amenities.
The Sumy Regional Army Administration mentioned in a Telegram put up that of the 22 wounded, 15 survivors had been hospitalized, together with 5 in severe situation and 7 victims who had been receiving outpatient remedy.
All the hospital’s sufferers had been evacuated to different healthcare amenities, authorities mentioned.
Inside Minister Ihor Klymenko mentioned the primary of the 2 assaults killed one particular person, destroyed a number of flooring of the construction and introduced rescuers to the scene. Then, whereas first responders had been evacuating victims, “the enemy struck once more,” he mentioned.
The Ukrainian Air Power reported that Russian forces hit one other a part of Sumy Oblast with a robust KAB-guided bomb assault on Saturday. The realm is close to the Russian-Ukrainian border and has change into a relentless goal for Russian assaults within the wake of Ukraine’s profitable counter-offensive incursion into the neighboring Kursk Oblast of Russia,
Zelensky mentioned assistance is being offered to the victims of the hospital assault.
Sumy. Russia hit one of many metropolis’s hospitals with “Shahed” drones. As of now, we all know that 8 folks have been killed. My condolences to their households and buddies. Eleven others have been wounded, and 113 sufferers have been evacuated from the hospital.
The rescue operation is… pic.twitter.com/liI6SVKvg7— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 28, 2024
“The rescue operation is ongoing as we proceed to deal with the aftermath and save lives,” he wrote in a social media put up. “We’re doing every little thing attainable to supply our folks with the assistance they want.
“Everybody on this planet who speaks about this warfare should take note of what Russia is focusing on,” he added. “They’re waging warfare on hospitals, civilian objects, and folks’s lives. Solely power can power Russia into peace. Peace via power is the one proper approach. I thank everybody who helps us on this path.”
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, speaks on the 79th session of the United Nations Basic Meeting at U.N. Headquarters in New York Metropolis on September 25, 2024. Photograph by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photograph