Slovakia fails to condemn Russian attack on Okhmatdyt children’s hospital

Aktuality reported the information.

The resolution was put forward by a MP from the opposition Progressive Slovakia,  Beata Jurík, who proposed to add it to the agenda.

In response to this initiative, Jana Vaľová, a representative of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's SMER-SD party, asked: "Were you there?"

The resolution on the Russian attack on Okhmatdyt on July 8 was supported by 41 MPs, which is not enough to consider it.

Russian attack on Okhmatdyt children's hospital

On July 8, the Russian army attacked Kyiv with missiles. The attack resulted in numerous deaths. July 9 was declared a Day of Mourning in the capital.

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

As of Tuesday, July 9, emergency rescue operations on the territory of Okhmatdyt in Kyiv have been completed. As a result of the Russian attack, two people were killed and one was injured.

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