Ukrainian strike on hospital kills 14 in Lugansk

International Desk

Published: January 28, 2023, 11:27 PM

Ukrainian strike on hospital kills 14 in Lugansk

Russia's defence ministry on Saturday accused the Ukrainian army of striking a hospital in the eastern Lugansk region, leaving 14 dead and injuring 24 others, reports AFP.

On Saturday morning in the town of Novoaidar, "the Ukrainian armed forces deliberately attacked the building of a district hospital with rockets of a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system," the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry added that 14 were killed and 24 wounded among the "hospital patients and medical staff".

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