Devastated By Russian Strike, Kyiv’s Largest Children’s Hospital Starts Long Road to Reconstruction

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least 42 people, including five children, global headlines have moved on
Yet for Kyiv and Okhmatdyt, the arduous reconstruction process has yet to begin.Hospital director Volodymyr Zhovnir estimates the damages of
They do everything, everybody around the explosion did
And I am so happy that not so many people were killed
Over 300 people, including staff and patients, sustained injuries widely ranging in severity.Several of the hospital buildings are now mere
shells of their former state
Though spared the worst, the main hospital building suffered significant damage including shattered windows, a compromised facade and
hospital, while other colleagues need to review the operations, surgical departments, the ICU department, etc., which [are] very important
governments evacuated dozens of other patients abroad to receive treatment that only Okhmatdyt could previously provide.The Ukrainian public
and government continue to work to raise international support for Okhmatdyt
This goes far beyond the efforts of doctors, staff and volunteers, with donations from foreign governments and private donors worldwide.By
July 24, the hospital had received around 600 million hryvnia ($14.6 million) in donations
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