Russia's attack on Ukraine's Okhmatdyt hospital: all children's condition stabilized

She said this on Espreso TV.

"Today, the condition of all the children has been stabilized. We are very lucky that none of the patients were seriously injured. There are light wounds and shrapnel injuries. The children did not receive any significant injuries.

We have 4 seriously wounded hospital staff members. We also have two killed colleagues. One of them is Svitlana Lukianchyk. We are mourning them as a team, because they are part of our big medical family. I should also add that one of the visitors was also killed. He was not far from the explosion," Samonenko said.

The medic also spoke about one of the killed doctors, Svitlana Lukianchyk.

"Svitlana started working at our hospital right after graduation. She graduated from Kyiv Medical University. She worked in the nephrology department. There was a very good team there. Two doctors and a senior nurse from this department were injured," she added.

Russia’s attack on Okhmatdyt children's hospital: what is known

On July 8, the Russian army attacked Kyiv with missiles. The attack resulted in multiple deaths, and the number of victims continues to grow. July 9 was declared a day of mourning in the capital of Ukraine.

Russia struck a children's hospital with a Kh-101 strategic cruise missile. The fragments of the rear body of the missile with a serial number, as well as part of its rudder, were found at the site of the tragedy.

As of Tuesday, 9 July, emergency and rescue operations at the Okhmatdyt in Kyiv have been completed. Two people were killed and dozens were injured in the Russian attack.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that UNICEF would provide financial assistance to families affected by the attack on Okhmatdyt. He also said that the government would fully rebuild the hospital.