Russians shell hospital in Kharkiv region and strike again as rescuers extinguish fire

On the night of 14 March, Russian troops attacked a civilian hospital in the village of Zolochiv in Kharkiv region. When rescuers were working at the scene, the Russians attacked again.

This was reported by the State Emergency Service and the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov.

Around midnight, the medical facility was attacked by attack drones. A 33-year-old employee of the emergency team was injured in the attack, she has an acute stress reaction.

It is noted that at the time of the strike, there were five patients and five staff members in the hospital, they were not injured. The explosion caused the roof of the building to catch fire, and the fire covered an area of 1500 square metres.

After 40 minutes, when rescuers were extinguishing the fire, the Russians struck again. The emergency workers managed to hide in a shelter. In total, the fire was extinguished within six hours.

According to the Regional Military Administration, Kharkiv, Kindrashivka, Vyshche Solone and Slatyne came under attack over the past day.

In particular, seven people were injured in one of the shellings of the administrative centre, including four children with acute stress reactions.

In Kindrashivka, a 65-year-old man is in serious condition after an artillery shelling.

Also on 13 March, Russian troops f ired artillery, mortars and FPV drones at two communities in Mykolaiv region.

In Kherson region, one person was killed and nine others were injured, including a child, as a result of Russian shelling on 13 March.