"Our hospital is the largest [children's] hospital in Europe. More than 600 children are treated here every day. It is here that children find hope - hope for health, hope for life. And it is this institution that was hit by a Russian missile today. I am tired of saying that Russia is a terrorist country. This is further proof that Russia should not exist as a country," Okhmatdyt CEO Volodymyr Zhovnir said about today's Russian missile strike on the children's hospital.
Oleksandr Lysytsia, head of the bone marrow transplantation division at Okhmatdyt children's hospital, said that the new building of the children's hospital is almost 80% out of service.
According to him, all utility lines have been destroyed, there is no light and water. The missile completely destroyed the toxicology building and damaged 4 more. 10 surgery units, 5 oncology units, 2 somatic units, an intensive care unit, 2 critical care units, operating suites, radiology and radiotherapy unit, and part of the only oncohematology laboratory in the country were damaged.