Tragic Aftermath of Russian Missile Attack on Ukraine

Kyiv, July 8 – A massive missile attack by Russia on Ukraine on Monday, July 8, resulted in over 40 fatalities, including four children, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. The President announced on Telegram that the strikes left 190 people wounded, with 64 currently hospitalized in Kyiv, 28 in Kryvyi Rih, and six in Dnipro.

The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that the death toll in Kyiv alone had risen to 31, including four children, with 117 injured as of the morning of July 9. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko later updated this number, stating that rescuers had recovered the body of a woman from a residential building in the Shevchenkivsky district, bringing the total number of fatalities to 32.

"Today, rescuers have pulled five deceased individuals from the rubble of this building. The total number of dead is now 12," Klitschko wrote.

Updated operational information from the State Service for Emergency Situations as of 15:30 indicated that the attack left 32 people dead, including four children, and 120 injured, including ten children.

The Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital, severely impacted by the attack, had to transfer all patients to other medical institutions. Emergency and rescue operations continued throughout the night in the affected areas.

"We continue our work to increase the protection of our cities and communities from Russian terror. There will be solutions. The world has the necessary strength for this," President Zelensky stated.

The large-scale attack initially targeted Kryvyi Rih and Kropyvnytskyi districts, with subsequent explosions heard in Kyiv and other locations. Russia launched 38 missiles of various types, including a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile, four Iskander-M ballistic missiles, one 3M22 Zirkon cruise missile, 13 Kh-101 cruise missiles, 14 Kalibr cruise missiles, two Kh-22 cruise missiles, and three Kh-59/Kh-69 guided missiles.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that their anti-aircraft defenses managed to destroy 30 of these missiles.

One Russian missile directly hit the Department of Toxicology and damaged four other buildings of the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital, affecting 10 surgical departments, five oncology departments, two somatic departments, intensive care units, operating units, radiology and radiation therapy departments, and part of Ukraine's only oncology hematology laboratory.

Deputy Head of Kyiv City Administration Mykola Povoroznyk indicated that people might still be under the rubble at two locations in Kyiv. "We will be able to give an exact answer to this question [Are there people under the rubble?] after the search and rescue operation is completed. There may be people under the rubble, yes," he said.

Later, Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko announced that emergency and rescue work at the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv had been completed.

Kyiv, July 8 – A massive missile attack by Russia on Ukraine on Monday, July 8, resulted in over 40 fatalities, including four children, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. The President announced on Telegram that the strikes left 190 people wounded, with 64 currently hospitalized in Kyiv, 28 in Kryvyi Rih, and six in Dnipro.

The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that the death toll in Kyiv alone had risen to 31, including four children, with 117 injured as of the morning of July 9. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko later updated this number, stating that rescuers had recovered the body of a woman from a residential building in the Shevchenkivsky district, bringing the total number of fatalities to 32.

"Today, rescuers have pulled five deceased individuals from the rubble of this building. The total number of dead is now 12," Klitschko wrote.

Updated operational information from the State Service for Emergency Situations as of 15:30 indicated that the attack left 32 people dead, including four children, and 120 injured, including ten children.

The Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital, severely impacted by the attack, had to transfer all patients to other medical institutions. Emergency and rescue operations continued throughout the night in the affected areas.

"We continue our work to increase the protection of our cities and communities from Russian terror. There will be solutions. The world has the necessary strength for this," President Zelensky stated.

The large-scale attack initially targeted Kryvyi Rih and Kropyvnytskyi districts, with subsequent explosions heard in Kyiv and other locations. Russia launched 38 missiles of various types, including a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile, four Iskander-M ballistic missiles, one 3M22 Zirkon cruise missile, 13 Kh-101 cruise missiles, 14 Kalibr cruise missiles, two Kh-22 cruise missiles, and three Kh-59/Kh-69 guided missiles.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that their anti-aircraft defenses managed to destroy 30 of these missiles.

One Russian missile directly hit the Department of Toxicology and damaged four other buildings of the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital, affecting 10 surgical departments, five oncology departments, two somatic departments, intensive care units, operating units, radiology and radiation therapy departments, and part of Ukraine's only oncology hematology laboratory.

Deputy Head of Kyiv City Administration Mykola Povoroznyk indicated that people might still be under the rubble at two locations in Kyiv. "We will be able to give an exact answer to this question [Are there people under the rubble?] after the search and rescue operation is completed. There may be people under the rubble, yes," he said.

Later, Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko announced that emergency and rescue work at the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv had been completed.

Kyiv, July 8 – A massive missile attack by Russia on Ukraine on Monday, July 8, resulted in over 40 fatalities, including four children, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. The President announced on Telegram that the strikes left 190 people wounded, with 64 currently hospitalized in Kyiv, 28 in Kryvyi Rih, and six in Dnipro.

The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that the death toll in Kyiv alone had risen to 31, including four children, with 117 injured as of the morning of July 9. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko later updated this number, stating that rescuers had recovered the body of a woman from a residential building in the Shevchenkivsky district, bringing the total number of fatalities to 32.

"Today, rescuers have pulled five deceased individuals from the rubble of this building. The total number of dead is now 12," Klitschko wrote.

Updated operational information from the State Service for Emergency Situations as of 15:30 indicated that the attack left 32 people dead, including four children, and 120 injured, including ten children.

The Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital, severely impacted by the attack, had to transfer all patients to other medical institutions. Emergency and rescue operations continued throughout the night in the affected areas.

"We continue our work to increase the protection of our cities and communities from Russian terror. There will be solutions. The world has the necessary strength for this," President Zelensky stated.

The large-scale attack initially targeted Kryvyi Rih and Kropyvnytskyi districts, with subsequent explosions heard in Kyiv and other locations. Russia launched 38 missiles of various types, including a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile, four Iskander-M ballistic missiles, one 3M22 Zirkon cruise missile, 13 Kh-101 cruise missiles, 14 Kalibr cruise missiles, two Kh-22 cruise missiles, and three Kh-59/Kh-69 guided missiles.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that their anti-aircraft defenses managed to destroy 30 of these missiles.

One Russian missile directly hit the Department of Toxicology and damaged four other buildings of the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital, affecting 10 surgical departments, five oncology departments, two somatic departments, intensive care units, operating units, radiology and radiation therapy departments, and part of Ukraine's only oncology hematology laboratory.

Deputy Head of Kyiv City Administration Mykola Povoroznyk indicated that people might still be under the rubble at two locations in Kyiv. "We will be able to give an exact answer to this question [Are there people under the rubble?] after the search and rescue operation is completed. There may be people under the rubble, yes," he said.

Later, Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko announced that emergency and rescue work at the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv had been completed.