Russia denies attack on children’s hospital in Ukraine at UN Security Council

Russia denies attack on children’s hospital in Ukraine at UN Security Council

Russia on Tuesday denied that it is responsible for an attack on a children's hospital in Kyiv. The statement was made during an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting on Tuesday. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

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Rescue work continue at destroyed children’s hospital in Kyiv

Rescue work continues at a children's hospital in Kyiv that was struck by a Russian missile. Authorities believe there may still be people trapped under the rubble. Nationwide, the death toll has gone up to 37 people killed and 170 people wounded after Monday's missile attack on Ukraine. Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv.

July 9, 2024 16

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India PM Modi tells Putin ‘war cannot solve problems’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow that peace was "of utmost importance" and that "war cannot solve problems". "As a friend, I have also said that for the brighter future of our next generation, peace is of utmost importance," Modi said in a speech in Hindi, sitting alongside Putin. "When innocent children are murdered, one sees them die, the […]

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UN says Kyiv children’s hospital probably suffered Russian direct hit

The United Nations on Tuesday said there was a "high likelihood" that the children's hospital in Kyiv suffered "a direct hit" from a Russian missile. Danielle Bell, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, called Monday's strike "one of the most egregious attacks that we've seen since the onset of the full-scale invasion" in February 2022. She was speaking after Russia attacked cities […]

July 9, 2024 19

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UN says strongly condemns Russian strikes across Ukraine

The UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine harshly condemned Monday's wave of deadly Russian strikes across Ukraine, including on Kyiv, saying "dozens of people have been killed and injured". "It is unconscionable that children are killed and injured in this war," she said in a statement, referring to a strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv, which Ukrainian officials said was hit by a Russian cruise missile. nl/vog/jm […]

July 8, 2024 11

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Kyiv says Russia hit children’s hospital with cruise missile

Ukraine said this afternoon that Russian forces had struck a children's hospital in Kyiv with a cruise missile, as part of a nationwide bombardment that killed more than two dozen people. The Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) said its initial assessment found that Moscow had struck the facility with a KH-101 strategic cruise missile, while a senior presidential official Andriy Yermak said the projectile "contains dozens of […]

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