Ukraine’s Largest Children’s Hospital Hit by ‘40 Missiles’, Leaving 100,000 People Without Power | WPN World People News

On the morning of July 8, Russia once again launched air strikes on major cities in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that the Russian army fired more than 40 missiles at 5 cities, causing at least 31 deaths and 154 injuries. Among them, 20 people were killed and 61 injured in the Kyiv region, and a children’s hospital was severely damaged. Ukraine’s power facilities continue to be under fierce attack, leaving about 100,000 people in the northeastern state of Sumy in Ukraine without electricity.

The Kyiv Post reported that Zelensky posted on social media, “Russian terrorists once again attacked Ukraine with missiles. Five cities were affected: Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvy Rih, Sloviansk, and Kramatorsk. More than 40 various types of missiles, including ‘Dagger’ hypersonic missiles. Residential buildings, infrastructure, and the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital located in the Shevchenkivsky district of Kyiv were damaged in many places, including the hemodialysis room, ICU, operating room, and oncology department. Zelensky described it as ‘one of the most important children’s hospitals in Europe.’”

This attack by Russia caused an emergency power outage in the Sumy state near the Russo-Ukrainian border and the capital city of the same name, forcing people to endure life without water, air conditioning, and basic medical equipment in the scorching heat. The Ukrainian National Energy Company (Ukrenergo) pointed out that in the past three months alone, Ukraine has lost 9 GW (gigawatts) of electricity. Thermal power plants have been lost, and hydropower has also been attacked by drones or missiles. The lost power exceeds one-third of Ukraine’s daily power generation before the war, which is enough to supply the peak power consumption in the Netherlands.