UKRAINE, ZOLOCHIV, Jul. 24 — The hospital in Zolochiv, a settlement in the Bohodykhiv district north of the Kharkiv oblast, keeps treating patients despite regular Russian attacks on the settlement, Viktor Kovalenko, the head of Zolochiv military administration, told Gwara Media.

Zolochiv is located about 10 miles (~17,5 km) from the combat zone in the borderlands of Kharkiv region. According to Kovalenko, Russian forces launch airstrikes at the settlement every day, and the local hospital has also been repeatedly targeted.

“The day after the attacks, doctors are back to seeing patients. Some have left, but the hospital is still operating,” he said.

Also, Kovalenko said that, in one day, Russian drones attacked the building of the Zolochiv administration three times, and the fourth attack occurred nearby. The attacks “significantly damaged” the building.

Over the past day, Russians attacked Zolochiv three times, injuring five people.

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