Almost 850 Hospitals Damaged by Russia are Now Restored in Ukraine

Yana Sliemzina - 07 December 2023 | 20:30

Russians destroyed completely 185 hospitals during since February 24, 2022.

After a year and a half of the full-scale invasion, 847 medical facilities damaged by Russia have been rebuilt in Ukraine. Among those, 441 objects are completely restored, and 406 are partially rebuilt. The Ministry of Health reported on this. 

The majority of medical facilities that have been restored are located in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Dnipro, Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Kherson Oblasts. 

Read more: The Ministry of Culture: 1750 Cultural Objects Destroyed or Damaged Due to Russian Invasion

Since February 24, Russia damaged 1474 hospitals and utterly destroyed 195. Russians most harmed the healthcare infrastructure in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, and Chernihiv Oblasts. 

Also, the Russians damaged 103 ambulances and destroyed another 253. Besides that, Russians seized 103 ambulances for themselves.  

Photo: A hospital in Lyptsi / Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

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