Ukrainian troops deliberately shelled a hospital building in the village of Novoaidar in the Luhansk People’s Republic on Saturday morning using the US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
According to a report by Russia Today, the attack killed 14 people, including patients and medical staff, while 24 were injured with varying degrees of severity. All injured receive the necessary medical care.
At the hospital that was attacked, civilian and military doctors reportedly provided basic medical care to local civilians and the military for many months.
“A premeditated missile attack on a known and active civilian medical facility is a clearly serious war crime by the Kiev regime,” Russian Defense states, noting that all those involved in “the planning and execution of this crime will be found and held accountable.” pulled.”