A newborn baby has died in a Russian missile strike that hit a hospital in the city of Vilniansk, in the northern part of the Zaporizhzhia region.
The images show the Ukrainian emergency services working the scene and rescuing people from the rubble. The Ukrainian emergency services said that a maternity ward was destroyed in the strike.
The images were obtained from the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine on Wednesday, 23rd November, along with a statement saying: “Rescuers handle the consequences of a rocket attack on a hospital in the city of Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia region.
“A newborn baby died. Mum and the doctor are alive, they have already been rescued.
“Works are ongoing.”
The emergency services had said in an earlier statement today: “Zaporizhzhia region: due to Russian shelling, the building of the maternity ward was destroyed and a baby died.
“On the night of 23rd November, in the city of Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia region, as a result of a rocket attack on the territory of the local hospital, the two-storey building of the polyclinic maternity ward was destroyed. At that time, there was one woman in labour with a newborn baby, as well as a doctor.
“As a result of the attack, a baby born in 2022 died and a woman and a doctor were rescued from the rubble of the building by units of the State Emergency Service. According to preliminary information, there is no one else under the rubble.
“67 people and 14 units were involved from the State Emergency Service. Rescue work is ongoing. More information later.”
Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February in what the Kremlin is still calling a “special military operation”. Today marks the 273rd day of the war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February and 23rd November, Russia had lost about 85,410 personnel, 2,897 tanks, 5,832 armoured combat vehicles, 1,887 artillery units, 395 multiple launch rocket systems, 209 air defence systems, 278 warplanes, 261 helicopters, 1,537 drones, 480 cruise missiles, 16 warships, 4,396 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 161 units of special equipment.
Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures.
The G7 countries are set to announce a price cap on Russian oil. The G7, along with the United States and the European Union, as well as Australia, intend to implement a price cap on maritime oil exports from Russia on 5th December.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukrainians who need basic services if Russia knocks out the electricity and other facilities over the winter can go to special “invincibility centres”.
Zelensky said that thousands of these centres across the country will offer electricity, water, heating, Internet services, and pharmacies, free of charge and around the clock.
President Zelensky said: “If massive Russian strikes happen again and it’s clear power will not be restored for hours, the ‘invincibility centres’ will go into action with all key services.”
Sergey Kovalenko, the head of YASNO, a major private energy provider for the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, has said that blackouts in the country are likely to carry on until at least the end of March.
The Russian energy giant Gazprom has reportedly threatened to shut down gas flows to Europe via Ukraine as of next week.
The Russian governor of Crimea has said that two Ukrainian drone attacks were repelled on Tuesday thanks to air defence systems.
