Ukraine's health care on the brink after hundreds of attacks

Ukraine’s health care on the brink after hundreds of attacks

KRASNOHORIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Valentyna Mozgova sweeps shattered glass and other debris from the vacant halls of the bombed-out hospital where she began her career. Living in the basement, the 55-year-old lab technician now works as its solitary guard. Read more...

Ukraine’s health care on the brink after hundreds of Russian attacks

Valentyna Mozgova sweeps shattered glass and other debris from the vacant halls of the bombed-out hospital where she began her career. Living in the

Ukraine's health care on the brink after hundreds of attacks

A year into Russia's war in Ukraine, hundreds of attacks against the health-care system have begun to take a toll. More than 700 attacks have targeted health care facilities and staff since the Feb. 24 Russian invasion, according to data verified by five organizations working inside Ukraine.

Ukraine's Health Care on the Brink After Hundreds of Attacks

But numerous barrages over the last seven months forced the hospital's medical staff to flee, destroying key departments such as neurology and gynecology, as well as a general medical clinic in the process

Ukraine's health care on the brink after hundreds of attacks

By LORI HINNANT, MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KRASNOHORIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Researchers have documented more than 700 attacks against health care facilities and staff a year into Russia’s war in Ukraine. The data was verified by five organizations working in Ukraine and released Tuesday. Residents in the city of Kherson said retreating Russian forces took most of the ambulances with them. Russians engulfed the last f…

Ukraine's health care on the brink after hundreds of attacks

Researchers have documented more than 700 attacks against health care facilities and staff a year into Russia’s war in Ukraine. The data was verified by five organizations working in Ukraine