Kharkiv hospital hit in fresh Russian air raid
At least 73 people were injured as strikes on energy infrastructure left hundreds of thousands without power across nine Ukrainian regions.
By Yuki Kaminski ·
Ukrainian officials reported 73 injuries following a direct Russian strike on a hospital in Kharkiv on Monday night.
The bombardment targeted medical facilities and energy infrastructure across multiple regions. It followed a previous attack on an aid distribution center that killed at least 31 people the day before.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the hospital was hit directly, noting damage to the cardiology department where patients were being treated. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov stated that more than 1,000 windows were shattered during the assault.
Zelenskyy detailed the scale of the overnight assault, listing 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles. He identified electricity generation facilities and substations as primary targets in nine regions, including Odesa, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv, and Rivne.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence claimed its forces struck electricity facilities in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv. The ministry stated these sites supplied power to Ukrainian armed forces and military factories. Governor Vitalii Bunechko reported that more than 180,000 people in Zhytomyr remained without electricity on Tuesday morning. Scheduled outages were also implemented in Odesa.
Ukrainian forces launched a drone attack on an oil refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl. Regional Governor Mikhail Yevrayev said the strike started a fire and injured two employees.
These military actions coincide with intensified diplomatic efforts to end the war. Officials from the United States, Russia, and Ukraine are scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi next week. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said the agenda would cover post-war security arrangements, tension reduction, and humanitarian work. US negotiators will also hold discussions in Brussels this week with representatives from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and NATO. These meetings will address security guarantees and economic opportunities for Ukraine's reconstruction. The timing also aligns with US midterm elections, which Ukrainian media describe as consequential for future aid. No major military aid packages have been provided by the US since the Trump administration took office, a sharp contrast to the $60 billion in aid provided during the early years of the conflict under the Biden administration. Europe has largely covered the financial shortfall while Zelenskyy continues to prioritize the restoration of US support.
Source: Al Jazeera
