Heading of this news story: A U.N. rights mission said on Tuesday there was a “high likelihood” that Kyiv’s main children’s hospital took a direct hit from a Russian missile during a series of airstrikes on Ukrainian cities, as the Kremlin continued to deny involvement.
Ukraine flew its flags at half mast in a national day of mourning to mark the deaths of 44 people across the country from Monday’s air attacks, including four children and two people at the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in the capital.
“Analysis of the video footage and an assessment made at the incident site indicates a high likelihood that the children’s hospital suffered a direct hit rather than receiving damage due to an intercepted weapon system,” said Danielle Bell, head of the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s security service said it had unequivocal evidence the medical facility was hit by a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile during the deadliest series of strikes in months.
The Kremlin said, without providing evidence, it was Ukrainian anti-missile fire, not Russia, that hit the children’s hospital, which is one of Europe’s largest and treats patients with serious conditions such as cancer and kidney disease.
Russian forces are slowly advancing and claimed on Tuesday the capture of the village of Yasnobrodivka in the Donetsk region
U.N. Rights Mission: High Likelihood Kyiv’s Children’s Hospital Hit Directly by Russian Missile Amid Deadly Airstrikes
