Russia Strikes Children\u2019s Hospital in Deadly Barrage Across Ukraine<\/strong> Day of mourning declared in Kyiv<\/strong> All flags will be flown at half mast on municipal buildings throughout the city, he said in a Telegram post, and any entertainment events are cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At least 20 people have died in the capital, Klitschko says, and nearly 100 wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The resumption of large-scale missile strikes against targets in Kyiv will increase the sense of urgency around the discussions among 32 Nato leaders. Images from Kyiv showed children at a pediatric cancer hospital covered in blood and dust after the strike on Monday which a Biden administration official described as \u201chorrific, tragic, senseless\u201d. There were believed to be bodies still trapped under the rubble of the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is a fully deliberate action, specifically designed and approved by \u2026 Putin. On the eve of the @Nato summit. As a slap in the face to the alliance,\u201d wrote Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential administration.<\/p>\nThe Guardian<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched at least 40 missiles at targets across Ukraine, and he condemned the strike on the country\u2019s largest children\u2019s hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/day_0003.jpg\")
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Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, has declared 9 July a day of mourning following the deadly attacks on the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\nBBC<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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