According to official figures, at least nine people were killed in a Russian air strike on a hospital in the Ukrainian city of Sumy. A nurse was among the dead, the regional administration said. There are also at least 19 injured. Accordingly, the city in northeastern Ukraine was attacked by Russian combat drones at night.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko spoke on Telegram of a double blow: after the first hit, there was a second attack on rescue workers who wanted to bring patients to safety. This account could not be independently verified, but the Russian tactic of double strikes on a target is known. Such attacks by the Russian army on rescue workers have also been observed in Syria. According to information, 113 patients were evacuated from the clinic.

Zelensky: Russia is waging war on hospitals

Whoever in the world comments on this war must take note of what Russia is aiming at, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj wrote on Network X: “They are waging war against hospitals, civilian objects, against human lives.” Only strength could force Russia to make peace.

The Ukrainian Air Force said the Russian army used 73 combat drones and 4 missiles against Ukraine on Saturday night. 69 drones and 2 missiles were intercepted. Ukraine has been fending off a large-scale Russian invasion for over two and a half years.