Ukrainian children’s hospital hit, 31 people killed in daytime Russian missile attack

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Ukrainian children’s hospital hit, 31 people ******* in daytime Russian missile *******

Emergency forces and civilians conduct search-and-rescue operations among the rubble of ‘Okhmatdyt’ Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8, 2024.

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A barrage of Russian missiles across Ukraine ******* at least 31 people, injured 125 others and seriously damaged a key children’s hospital in a rare large-scale daytime *******, Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

Russian forces launched more than 40 aerial missiles at the cities of Kyiv, Dnipro, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s native Kryvi Rih,

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At least 20 people ***** in Kyiv and 61 were injured,

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said, in a

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-translated statement. The Ukrainian capital’s Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital undertook “considerable destruction,” with

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to other medical facilities in Kyiv. It was not immediately clear whether the site was directly hit or struck by missile debris.

A doctor and another ****** ***** in the medical facility, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko

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, prior to the ministry update. He added at the time that 16 people were injured in the hospital, seven of whom were children.

“This is horror and genocide!”

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Several other regions declared fatalities, with people ******* in

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, head of the local military administration,

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— as well as

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, according to regional heads.

The casualty figures could not be verified by CNBC and are subject to change as rescue operations continue. Vast plumes of smoke, rains of debris and razed sites can be seen in pictures shared by Ukrainian officials, which CNBC was unable to authenticate.

“Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv. One of the most important CHILDREN’S hospitals not only in Ukraine, but also in Europe. Okhmatdyt has been saving and restoring the health of thousands of children,”

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on X. “Russia cannot claim ignorance of where its missiles are flying and must be held fully accountable for all its *******. Against people, against children, against humanity in general.”

Russia’s Ministry of Defense said accusations of deliberate missile strikes against civilian sites were “absolutely untrue.” The ministry said its forces had answered Kyiv’s hostilities with a mass ******* on Ukrainian military facilities and air bases with long-range precision weapons.

“The strike’s objectives were achieved. The designated facilities were hit,”  the defense ministry said in a

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CNBC has reached out to Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment.

NATO summit ahead

The widespread ******* comes on the eve of a key three-day NATO summit in Washington during which allies are expected to agree on a further package of military support for Ukraine. Zelenskyy on Monday arrived in Warsaw for a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who reiterated his country’s commitment to Kyiv.

The Polish and Ukrainian leaders signed a security cooperation agreement that “includes a provision for ********* down Russian missiles and drones in Ukraine’s airspace that are fired in the direction of Poland,” Zelenskyy said.

“You can always count on us in this ******,”

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, according to a

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, meanwhile, is on his first visit to the Kremlin since the February 2022 start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He will meet with Russian President Vladimir ****** in an effort to strengthen ties as Russia ******** secluded or outright sanctioned by international peers.

Separately, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose country assumed the rotating presidency of the ********* Union on July 1, has embarked on a so-called “peace mission” to broker a cease-***** in the Ukrainian conflict. He has so far visited Ukraine and Russia for talks with their respective leaders, earning the ire of EU officials for his outreach to ******.

Earlier on Monday, Orban met with Russia’s close ally, ******** President Xi Jinping, in Beijing.

“China is a key power in creating the conditions for #peace in the #RussiaUkraineWar. This is why I came to meet with President Xi in Beijing, just two months after his official visit to Budapest,”

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“President Xi made it clear to me today that #China will continue its efforts aimed at creating the conditions for #peace,”

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In February 2023, China released a peace plan for the war in Ukraine, which — like Zelenskyy’s own framework and ******’s recent pre-requisites to begin truce negotiations — has yet to gain traction.

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