Targeted strike: SBU identifies missile path in July 8 attack on Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital
Investigators from Ukraine’s SBU Security Service have
traced the exact trajectory of the Kh-101 missile used by Russia in the attack
on the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital on July 8.
SBU Deputy Head Serhiy Naumuk revealed the findings during
the United for Justice international conference, according
to Ukrinform. He stated that the Russian army fired the missile, serial number
3152637961012, produced by the Raduga design bureau after 2021.
The missile was launched at 9:15 a.m. from the Saratov
Oblast in Russia, 599 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, from a Tu-95MS
aircraft. The aircraft took off from a military airfield near Olenegorsk in the
Murmansk Oblast at 6:30 a.m. on July 8.
Naumuk added that the missile entered Ukrainian airspace
over the Chernihiv Oblast, reached Konotop, then veered right, turned around,
and flew toward Kyiv, where it struck the children’s hospital.
He emphasized that the missile’s trajectory indicates it was
programmed by the Russian General Staff’s computing center to bypass Ukrainian
air defense systems and hit the intended target.
Russian strike on Okhmatdyt Hospital
On July 8, Russian forces struck the Okhmatdyt Children’s
Hospital in Kyiv during a large-scale bombardment. Two adults were killed,
including a young doctor from Lviv. Twenty-four departments were damaged, and
about 100 young patients were evacuated to other facilities in Kyiv and the
oblast.
The SBU stated that the Kh-101 missile precisely targeted
Okhmatdyt, as evidenced by debris found at the impact site. The SBU also
refuted claims by Russian authorities that the damage could have been caused by
NASAMS air defense systems, noting that their warheads are approximately 20
times less powerful.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that the state will
rebuild Okhmatdyt, with the government allocating 100 million UAH for repairs.
On July 12, Lyashko reported that the hospital building
could not be restored and would be demolished. It was also confirmed that
7-year-old Yegor Zavadeetsky, who had been in a coma in the dialysis unit hit
by the Russian missile, died on the same day.
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