Blood
Blood transfusion centre hit as Russia again strikes Ukrainian medical facilities
Aug
President Zelensky accused Russian “beasts” of committing another war crime in Ukraine after a blood transfusion centre close to the front line in the east of the country was bombed, killing at least two people and injuring four more.
The Ukrainian leader said the attack on Saturday night in Kupyansk, near Kharkiv, about 10 miles from the front line, “says everything about Russian aggression”.
“Beasts that destroy everything that simply allows to live. Defeating terrorists is a matter of honour,” he added.
A wounded soldier is treated at a military medical stabilization point in Donetsk Oblast. The destruction of the blood transfusion centre came just days after a young doctor on his very first shift was killed in Kherson
WOJCIECH GRZEDZINSKI/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES
The centre was hit on a night of heavy bombardment across Ukraine. Cruise missiles and explosive drones were launched at targets across the country, while hypersonic missiles targeted Kyiv.
Russian bombers flying over the Caspian Sea and warships in the Black Sea were
