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Official In Ukraine's Northeast Says Russian Attack Hits Hospital, People Wounded


Dmytro Zhyvytskiy (file photo)
Dmytro Zhyvytskiy (file photo)

The regional governor of the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy says Russian air strikes have destroyed a hospital in the town of Velyka Pysarivka.

"Russians continue cynically shelling the civil infrastructure of the Sumy region. Today after 9 a.m., the enemy's aviation, without crossing the Ukrainian border, shelled the hospital. The building was ruined. There are casualties. Details to follow." Dmytro Zhyvytskiy wrote on Telegram on September 9.

Zhyvytskiy's claim could not be independently verified immediately. Velyka Pysarivka lies near the border with Russia.

Russia has denied targeting civilian infrastructure since it invaded Ukraine in late February, despite mounting evidence that hospitals, residential buildings, and cultural centers have been attacked.

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