Evacuations come after comments by head of Belarus KGB, who said buildings hosted military personnel. What we know on day 794
Medical workers load people and equipment into an ambulance during the evacuation of a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Friday amid concerns it could be targeted by Russia’s military.Medical workers load people and equipment into an ambulance during the evacuation of a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Friday amid concerns it could be targeted by Russia’s military.
. Kyiv’s city administration said on Friday that “a video is being widely circulated online, de facto announcing an enemy attack on these medical facilities”. It referred to comments made by the head of the KGB in Moscow-allied Belarus, who said on national TV that the buildings hosted military personnel “hiding behind sick children”, suggesting Russia could regard the facilities a legitimate military target. The city of Kyiv called the claim “an absolute lie”..
Three children and a woman were hurt when guided bombs hit central Derhachi, a town in the Kharkiv region, the governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said on Telegram. Two bombs struck an industrial facility in the Sumy region, regional authorities said. In a separate artillery strike on the Sumy region, two people were killed and three injured, the national police said.
. The package is the second this week, following another valued at $1bn that was announced just after the US president, Joe Biden,Ukraine has said Moscow is ramping up attacks on railways in a bid to disrupt military supplies. Kyiv fears Russia is seeking to press its advantage on the battlefield ahead of symbolic 9 May Victory Day celebrations, as both sides continue to launch deadly cross-border strikes..
France is working with Germany to convince their European partners to provide more air defence capacities to Kyiv
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