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8 July 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine
Part of Russian strikes on Ukraine
The Okhmatdyt children's hospital following the airstrike
StandortKyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk
Date8 July 2024
10 a.m.
Attack type
Missile and guided bomb strike
WeaponsKh-101[1] and others
Deaths33[2][3]
Injured125[4][5]
Perpetrators Russland

A massive rocket attack on Ukraine occurred on July 8, 2024. Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih and other cities of Ukraine came under fire from more than forty missiles of the Russian army. In total, 33 people were killed and about 125 were injured. In Kyiv, in addition to residential buildings as well as infrastructure the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital was damaged.

Attack

Around 10 a.m. Russian forces launched more then forty missiles towards Ukraine.[2]

Kyiv

In Kyiv, Solomianskyi, Dniprovskyi, Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Desnianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Holosiivskyi districts of the city were affected.

In particular, one of the missiles hit the Okhmatdyt children's hospital, where operating rooms were destroyed while operations were taking place there. Allegedly over 60% of the facility was destroyed and a fire has started. Some people got trapped beneath the rubble of Okhmatdyt.[2]

In the Solomianskyi district, missiles hit a building with offices, as well as several floors of a multi-storey building, the total area of ​​destruction was 1,500 square meters, and seven people were killed. In the Holosiivskyi district, residential buildings, garages, and cars were damaged. In the Dniprovskyi District there was a missile attack in the area. In the Darnytskyi district, a private house was damaged by the impact. Fires broke out in the Desnianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts due to the attack. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, an apartment building was destroyed, and one entrance was completely destroyed. The residents had to be evacuated.[3]

Overall in Kyiv, 20 people were killed and 61 were injured.[4][5][6]

Russia claims that the strikes were retaliation and hit defence industry targets[7] and the destruction happened due to the Ukrainian air defense missile.[8] Security Service of Ukraine mentioned that they have found "fragments of the hull of the rear part of the X-101 missile".[9]

Kryvyi Rih

In Kryvyi Rih, 11 people died[10] and 31 people were hospitalized.[11]

Dnipro

In Dnipro, a strike hit a high-rise building, killing one person and injuring 12 others.[12][9]

Pokrovsk

In Pokrovsk three people were killed.[13]

Reactions

A day of mourning was announced in Kryvyi Rih on July 9th.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Сили ППО вночі знищили три ракети Х-101". armyinform.com.ua.
  2. ^ a b c Rob Corp; Kyla Herrmannsen (8 July 2024). "Children's hospital hit as Russian strikes kill dozens in Ukraine". bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024. A children's hospital has been seriously damaged in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv by Russian strikes, as 33 people were killed across the country in an early morning barrage.
  3. ^ a b "Российские войска нанесли массированный удар по Киеву. Ракета попала в детскую больницу". Meduza. 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "ДСНС України". ДСНС України. 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "В Україні 28 загиблих, 112 поранених унаслідок обстрілів РФ - МВС". interfax.com.ua. 8 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Детская больница и жилые дома разрушены при российском ударе по Киеву. Погибли 10 человек, более 30 ранены Кадры из украинской столицы" (in Russian). Meduza. 8 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Russia says it hit defence targets, aviation bases in Ukraine". Meduza. 8 July 2024.
  8. ^ "«Фото и видео однозначно подтверждают факт разрушений вследствие падения украинской ракеты ПВО». Минобороны РФ — о ракетном ударе по Киеву". Meduza. 8 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Пошкоджена дитяча лікарня "Охматдит" у Києві. Росія масовано обстріляла Україну ракетами, загиблих щонайменше - 30". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  10. ^ "В детской больнице повреждены операционные и отделение онкологии. В жилом доме разрушен целый подъезд". Meduza. 8 July 2024.
  11. ^ "В результате ракетного удара по Кривому Рогу погибли 10 человек". Meduza. 8 July 2024.
  12. ^ "У Дніпрі показали наслідки російського удару". armyinform.com.ua.
  13. ^ "У Покровську щонайменше троє загиблих унаслідок російського обстрілу". armyinform.com.ua.

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