The baby was just two days old, according to the Ukrainian presidential administration.
The mother, her doctor, and the newborn were rescued from under the rubble after the Wednesday morning attack, but the baby later died, according to Reuters. The attack destroyed the two-story facility and also left two doctors injured, Ukrainian authorities said.
Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office said the hospital was targeted with an S-300 missile. “A baby was killed, a new mother and a doctor were wounded,” the office posted on Telegram. The attack was reminiscent of a strike on a maternity ward in Mariupol at the start of the full-scale invasion, which became emblematic of Russia’s indiscriminate use of weapons and lack of conventional battlefield norms that exclude civilian targets like hospitals and schools as targets.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Strike on Ukrainian maternity hospital kills newbornKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An overnight rocket attack struck a hospital maternity ward in southern Ukraine, killing a newborn baby, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday. The baby's mother and a doctor were pulled alive from the rubble.
Read more »
Strike on Ukrainian maternity hospital kills newbornOvernight rocket attack strikes a hospital maternity ward in southern Ukraine, killing a newborn baby, Ukrainian authorities say. The baby's mother and a doctor were pulled alive from the rubble.
Read more »
UN: Over 6,500 Ukrainian civilians killed in Russia's invasionThe United Nations Human Rights Office said nearly 6,600 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since the start of Russia's invasion.
Read more »
Mother rescued after newborn baby killed in Russian strike on Ukraine maternity wardRussia launched 'massive shelling' in towns and villages on the eastern front line in the Donetsk region this week, according to a Ukrainian official. Follow for live news updates.
Read more »
Ukrainian refugees embrace peace and quiet in Canada as war rages onLess than two months after mother and son arrived in Canada after the war in Ukraine forced them to flee, Inna Fomina has been savouring the peace and quiet of her new home.
Read more »
Latest shelling near Ukrainian nuclear power plant was ‘close call,’ IAEA chief saysRenewed fighting between Ukraine and Russia near the Zaporizhzhia power plant has again raised concerns from experts about the possibility of a nuclear accident.
Read more »