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Russian strikes on Ukrainian hospital leave 73 wounded
A medical facility in Ukraine sustained direct hits from Russian ballistic missiles and aerial ordnance in overnight attacks. Power infrastructure across the country also came under fire in the renewed bombardment.
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Russian forces launched fresh strikes against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure overnight, with a hospital sustaining direct impacts from ballistic missiles and aerial bombs that left at least 73 people injured. The medical facility, which had been operational despite the ongoing conflict, suffered significant damage in the assault.
The attacks represent a continuation of Russia's campaign targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure. Power generation and distribution facilities across multiple regions were also struck during the same wave of bombardment, disrupting energy supplies to civilian populations amid winter weather conditions.
Ukrainian emergency services responded to the hospital strike, treating the wounded and assessing structural damage to the facility. The targeting of medical infrastructure during armed conflict raises concerns about compliance with international humanitarian law.
The strikes underscore the toll of the conflict on Ukrainian civilians and essential services. Ukraine's government has repeatedly condemned such attacks, calling them violations of international conventions protecting hospitals and non-combatant infrastructure during warfare.