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Kyiv trauma institute damaged in Russian attack

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An overnight Russian attack damaged Kyiv’s Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics. Three patients were injured and treated on site, while patients in damaged wards were moved elsewhere in the hospital.

Kyiv’s Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics suffered broken windows, burned window frames and partial destruction in an overnight attack, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing its correspondent at the scene.

Ukraine’s Health Ministry said the Russian attack damaged a medical institution belonging to the National Academy of Medical Sciences, causing a fire and partially destroying the second floor. RBC-Ukraine included the ministry’s account in its report on the institute.

According to the ministry’s account, three patients were injured and received treatment on site. No medical staff were injured. Patients from the damaged wards were transferred to other wards in the same hospital.

RBC-Ukraine’s report did not specify the exact time the institute was hit or give an overall damage estimate.

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