According to WHO data, more Ukrainians could die in attacks on medical facilities in 2024
A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital on Monday highlighted the growing number of deadly attacks on medical facilities, vehicles and workers in the country this year. It adds to World Health Organization data suggesting that more Ukrainians could be on track to be killed in such attacks this year than last.Prior to the attack on Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, WHO documented 18 deaths and 81 injuries from more than 175 attacks on healthcare infrastructure in Ukraine for the first half of 2024. The organization also recorded 44 attacks on medical vehicles during that period.In all of 2023, the organization counted 22 deaths and 117 injuries from 350 such attacks, and 45 more specifically on medical vehicles such as ambulances. Other organizations have estim...