UN Finds Evidence That Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital Was Struck With Russian Missile

Kyiv Children's Hospital "Ohmatdyt" was destroyed with a "high probability" as a result of a direct hit by a Russian missile on July 8. This was reported by the UN Monitoring Mission on Human Rights in Ukraine.

According to the UN Monitoring Mission on Human Rights in Ukraine, there is a strong likelihood that Kyiv's Children's Hospital "Ohmatdyt" was destroyed by a direct strike from a Russian missile on July 8.

The Kremlin claimed that it was the Ukrainian anti-missile fire, not Russia, that targeted the hospital, but the UN analysis shows otherwise.

"Analysis of the video footage and an assessment made at the incident site indicates a high likelihood that the Children's Hospital suffered a direct hit rather than receiving damage due to an intercepted weapon system," said Danielle Bell, Head of Mission for the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.

At the time of the attack, 627 child patients were in the hospital and about a thousand hospital employees.

Kyiv City Administration reported at least 2 killed and over 50 injured as a result of the attack on the “Ohmatdyt” Children’s Hospital.

"Staff had moved the children to a bunker yesterday morning when the air raid sirens first went off otherwise the casualties would have been much higher," she said.