Ukraine says Russian attacks on medical center in Sumy kill 9

KYIV, Ukraine — 

Russian forces deed a aesculapian halfway successful Sumy successful northeastern Ukraine connected Saturday morning, past struck again arsenic the gathering was being evacuated, sidesplitting a full of 9 people, Ukrainian officials said.

Ukrainian prosecutors said that astatine the clip of the attacks, 86 patients and 38 unit members were successful the hospital.

"The archetypal onslaught killed 1 idiosyncratic and damaged the ceilings of respective floors of the hospital," Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said connected Telegram.

As radical were being evacuated, the Russians struck again, sidesplitting 5 much people, helium said.

Ukrainian emergencies work aboriginal said 9 radical were killed and 10 wounded successful all.

"Everyone successful the satellite who talks astir this warfare should wage attraction to wherever Russia is hitting. They are warring hospitals, civilian objects, and people's lives," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said connected Telegram.

"Only unit tin unit Russia to peace. Peace done unit is the lone close way."

Klymenko did not specify what weapons were utilized successful Saturday's attacks, but the determination medication and aerial forces said the onslaught was carried retired by drones.

Attacks connected Sumy metropolis and the Sumy portion person go overmuch much predominant since Ukrainian forces launched an cognition successful Russia's Kursk portion successful August and captured dozens of settlements.

Sumy metropolis is located conscionable 32 kilometers from the Russian border. Russian forces, which began a full-scale penetration of Ukraine successful February 2022, person been attacking the portion and the metropolis with drones and guided bombs.

Ukrainian aerial forces earlier connected Saturday said they changeable down 69 of 73 drones during an overnight Russian onslaught that included 2 ballistic and 2 cruise missiles.

About 15 Russian onslaught drones were destroyed by aerial defenses successful the capital, Kyiv, and connected its outskirts, the subject medication determination said.