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Official In Ukraine's Northeast Says Russian Attack Hits Hospital, People Wounded

By RFE/RL September 09, 2022

The regional governor of the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy says Russian air strikes have destroyed a hospital in the town of Velyka Pysarivka.

"Russians continue cynically shelling the civil infrastructure of the Sumy region. Today after 9 a.m., the enemy's aviation, without crossing the Ukrainian border, shelled the hospital. The building was ruined. There are casualties. Details to follow." Dmytro Zhyvytskiy wrote on Telegram on September 9.

Zhyvytskiy's claim could not be independently verified immediately. Velyka Pysarivka lies near the border with Russia.

Russia has denied targeting civilian infrastructure since it invaded Ukraine in late February, despite mounting evidence that hospitals, residential buildings, and cultural centers have been attacked.

Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-bombing- hospital-sumy/32025893.html

Copyright (c) 2022. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.