In Kharkiv, the number of people injured as a result of last night’s Russian air strike on a hospital has risen to 73. Among them are patients at the hospital, medical staff and residents of nearby buildings. The strike hit the passageway between the hospital buildings in the Nemyshlyanskyi district. Law enforcement officers have recovered fragments of the munition, which, according to preliminary data, may be a FAB-250 aerial bomb fitted with a UMPK-5R guidance unit.
- On the night of 3 November, Russia carried out an air strike on a hospital in Kharkiv.
- A total of 73 people were injured, including patients, medical staff and local residents.
- 226 patients are being evacuated from the damaged medical facility to other hospitals.
- Two medical facilities, a laboratory, ten high-rise buildings and 13 cars were damaged.
- According to preliminary reports, Russian troops may have used a FAB-250 aerial bomb.
A Russian aerial bomb struck between the hospital buildings
According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, Russian forces carried out an air strike on the Nemyshlyanskyi district of Kharkiv on 3 November at approximately 03:20.
The explosion occurred in the passageway between the buildings of the medical facility. The blast damaged the façade, one of the hospital wards and other parts of the building. Windows were shattered inside the premises.
A neighbouring medical facility and laboratory were also damaged. The blast wave damaged the windows of ten blocks of flats and 13 cars.
The photographs released by the public prosecutor’s office show a destroyed walkway between the buildings, damaged concrete structures, and debris from floors and trees, all mangled by the explosion.
The number of people affected has risen to 73
According to the latest figures from the public prosecutor’s office as of the morning of 3 November, 73 people were injured as a result of the attack. Among the injured were hospital patients, medical staff and residents of nearby high-rise blocks.
Doctors have diagnosed most of the victims with an acute stress reaction. All are receiving the necessary medical care.
The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration had previously reported 62 casualties, but following a review of the information, that figure has risen.
Head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Sinegubov He also reported that 226 patients had been evacuated from the damaged medical facility to other hospitals in the city.
Emergency services are continuing to work at the site of the strike, clearing up the aftermath of the shelling.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office is determining the type of aerial bomb
Whilst inspecting the impact site, law enforcement officers recovered fragments of Russian ammunition.
According to investigators’ preliminary assessment, the Russian military may have used a FAB-250 high-explosive aerial bomb, fitted with a UMPK-5R universal guidance and correction module. The exact type of weapon will be determined following the results of an expert investigation.
The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office has launched a pre-trial investigation into Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — violations of the laws and customs of war.
The strike on the hospital was part of a combined Russian attack on Kharkiv, during which Russian forces used ballistic missiles and guided aerial bombs.
