Russian strikes on Ukrainian hospitals and hospices wound dozens and force evacuations

Russian air strikes on Ukrainian hospitals this week injured dozens and forced hundreds of patients to evacuate, including terminally ill hospice patients, amid escalating attacks on civilian infrastructure condemned as war crimes. A bomb hit a Kharkiv hospital early Tuesday, wounding 73 people and displacing 226 patients, while a missile struck a Dnipro hospital and hospice, evacuating over 100 patients, nearly half receiving end-of-life care. A separate strike on a Komyshuvakha aid distribution point killed 37 people. The World Health Organisation reports over 3,400 attacks on Ukrainian healthcare since February 2022, with 590 this year. UN officials say the attacks violate international humanitarian law, as Russia continues daily strikes on power grids causing blackouts.