UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Nov. 3 — Russian forces launched a glide bomb at the medical center in Kharkiv’s Nemyshlianskyi district, injuring 73 people, the Kharkiv regional Prosecutor’s Office said.
A Russian bomb hit the connecting passageway between the center’s buildings, damaging both buildings.
Gwara Media journalists visited the impact site to document the consequences of the Russian attack.
The affected section of the medical center treats patients with heart attacks. At the time of the strike, 236 patients and 31 medics and staff members were inside, Olha Romanenko, the hospital’s director, told Gwara.
She added that most people immediately took cover in the center’s shelter after the air raid sirens sounded, helping prevent serious injuries. Those affected primarily got acute stress reactions.
Romanenko hopes the hospital will be restored soon, since it treats about 1,000 patients a year and these services are really needed.
According to Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the Kharkiv oblast, more than 200 patients were evacuated to other hospitals across the city.
Anna Chumachenko, deputy director of the radiology center, stood in front of a destroyed passageway and the damaged center’s building.
The center’s staff were not at the hospital at the time of the Russian attack, but they all arrived this morning to help clear the rubble.
Chumachenko said that patient visits at the center have been suspended for an indefinite period.
“Some patients who had appointments for today arrived. We couldn’t turn them away, so in all the chaos, we drew blood and ran the tests we could. Now we’ll focus on recovering,” Chumachenko said.
The woman also said that staff members were caring for two cats near the radiology center building.
“We found them under the rubble. We’re waiting for animal rescue volunteers now, because the cats need help. All their paws are covered in glass,” Chumachenko added.
Valeriia Chyrina, spokesperson for the regional Prosecutor’s office, told local media Suspilne Kharkiv that Russian forces used a jet-powered glide bomb to attack Kharkiv.
The range of such a bomb can reach up to 200 kilometers (124 miles). Chyrina said that the Russians launched it from occupied Luhansk oblast.
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