Eight dead, 11 injured after double Russian bombing of hospital in Ukrainian town of Sumi

At least eight people died and 11 were seriously injured in two Russian attacks on a hospital in Suminortheast of Ukrainethis Saturday morning.

The Ukrainian prosecutor’s office assures that at the time of the attacks, 86 patients and 38 staff members were hospitalized.

“According to the latest data, 8 people were killed and 11 seriously injured as a result of the enemy’s attack with Shake type drones against the town of Sumi,” the local regional military administration reported.

The first attack, carried out by Shahed kamikaze drones, killed at least one person and caused several floors of the building to collapse, Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klimenko reported on his Telegram channel.

According to the minister, just after firefighters and police arrived to assist with rescue operations and the evacuation of patients and staff, Russia launched a new drone attack against the site. killing at least five people, including a police officer.

Two Shahed drones hit the hospital in the second attack and another attacked the residential sector of the city, the Ukrainian Air Force revealed.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyconfirmed the attacks in which eight people died. “Everyone who talks about this war around the world should pay attention to where Russia is attacking. “They attack hospitals, civilian targets and human lives.”Zelensky said on his Telegram channel.

“Only force can force Russia into peace. Peace through strength is the only correct path. »

An alleged video of the attack, which appeared on Ukrainian social media, shows an explosion occurring just as a group of people, including one person in a wheelchair, entered what appears to be a bomb shelter.