Attack on Okhmatdyt hospital is exclusively Russia's responsibility - US

She said this during a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, Ukrinform reports.

The diplomat condemned the attack in the strongest possible terms and held Russia solely responsible for it.

She stated that the attack on the children's hospital was another example of how Russia threatens European security. She added that throughout its brutal war of aggression, Russia had demonstrated a complete disregard for human life. She also mentioned that this week, NATO leaders would announce significant further support for Ukraine, including strengthening Ukraine's air defense. According to the official, Russia's latest attack underscored the importance of supporting Ukraine's ability to defend itself.

• On the morning of July 8, Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. In the Kyiv region, Kryvyi Rih, Pokrovsk, Dnipro and Kyiv, 38 people were killed and almost two hundred were wounded.
• In particular, in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, two floors of the Okhmatdyt hospital building were destroyed. Two adults (one of them a doctor) were killed, and 10 were injured. Several other buildings were damaged. 
• The Security Service of Ukraine found new evidence confirming that Russia struck the Okhmatdyt children's hospital with an Kh-101 cruise missile.
• On July 9, Health Minister Viktor Liashko said that 627 children were in the hospital when the Russian missile hit the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv.